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African Art
Male Figure
19th–20th century
Wood, beads, cloth, string, metal, cowries, and pigment
70 × 11 1/2 × 12 in. (177.8 × 29.21 × 30.48 cm)
with base: 76 × 14 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (193.04 × 36.83 × 31.75 cm)
with base: 76 × 14 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (193.04 × 36.83 × 31.75 cm)
Gift of the Reverend Raymond E. Britt, Jr., B.A. 1959
1979.96.1
Geography:
Grasslands, Cameroon
Status:
Not on view
Period:
19th–20th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Rev. Raymond E. Britt (1937–2004), Glencoe, Illinois; gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1979
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 such records is ongoing.
