Statue, native name colon. Wood, handcarved, one-piece; figure of man attired in white pith helmet, blue jacket, white walking shorts and socks, and blue shoes; brown skin; smoking long stemmed pipe, held in left hand; standing on pedestal; 28.7 cm.
Donor:
Ira Jacknis and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Ivory Coast; Baule
Culture or time period:
Baule
Collector:
Beany Wezelman and Dick Wezelman
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
May 1994
Context of use:
Sold to collectors in 1993, resold to PAH Museum gift shop, and purchased by Ira Jacknis, April 14, 1994. Colon, or colonial statue, (representing either Europeans or Africans in Western attire) are found in societies throughout West Africa. made for resale.