Figure; standing male on self base, hands on abdomen; finely carved “hair”; crack extending from base into figure on right side; height 21.5 cm
Donor:
Kurt Mann and Mrs. Kurt Mann
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Ivory Coast; Baule
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies