Doll with Front Braid

ca. 1960–70

African Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Wood

Dimensions

9 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (24.77 × 5.72 × 8.26 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Eli H. Newberger, B.A. 1962, M.D. 1966, and Dr. Carolyn Moore Newberger

Accession Number

2016.45.3

Geography

Burkina Faso

Culture

Mossi

Period

20th century

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Acquired in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in 1969
Gift of Eli H. Newberger and Dr. Carolyn Moore Newberger to Yale University Art Gallery in 2016
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

dolls, sculpture

Subject

women

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