Effigy Figure

18th–19th century

African Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Stone

Dimensions

42 × 11 1/2 × 8 in. (106.68 × 29.21 × 20.32 cm)
with base: 43 × 12 × 10 3/4 in. (109.22 × 30.48 × 27.31 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mark Landrum, B.A. 1961

Accession Number

2015.70.9

Geography

Behr el Ghazal plain, South Sudan

Culture

Bongo

Period

18th–19th century

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Berete Hamidu (an American art dealer of Guinean descent), unknown date– May 2002
Douglas Dawson, 400 North Morgan Street, Chicago, Illinois 60622, purchased the piece from Berete Hamidu in May 2002 and sold it March 27, 2006 to Mark Landrum
Mark Landrum, 2006–2015



Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2016), 3
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

figures (representations)

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