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Title	Male figure
Artist	Artist Unknown (Baule)
Date	19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G103

Medium:

Sculpture | Wood

Size:

20 x 5 x 5 11/16 in. (50.8 x 12.7 x 14.45 cm)

Creation Place:

Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa region

Culture:

Baule, Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa region

Style:

19th century

Physical Description:

standing nude male figure with feet apart and short arms held closely to body; beard worn in small knob; hair in ponytail; slightly asymmetrical face with closed eyes; long, thick neck; scarifications on neck, body and between eyes and ears on sides of face; thick legs; dark brown patina

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

Accession Number:

2008.62

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

Male figure

Artist Unknown (Baule)

19th century