Figure of a Bird (Porpianong) | Yale University Art Gallery

late 19th–early 20th century

Medium: Wood, pigment, and iron staple
Dimensions: 44 1/2 × 18 5/16 × 15 3/8 in. (113 × 46.5 × 39 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Borg Mintz and Wendy Borg Furth in memory of their parents, John and Frances Borg
Accession Number: 2007.82.1
Geography: Burkina Faso, or Mali, or Côte d'Ivoire
Culture: Senufo, Poro association
Period: 19th–20th century
Classification: Sculpture
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Provenance

Bought by Helene Kamer, Paris, in Abidjan in 1963, in her collection until 1972.
John and Frances Borg, unknown dates
Gifted to Yale University Art Gallery by Cynthia Borg Mintz and Wendy Borg Furth in 2007

Bibliography

"Acquisitions, July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2007): 188.

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Additional information

Object/Work type

figures (representations), sculpture

Subject

birds (animals)

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