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African Art
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Maternity Figure
early 20th century
Wood, pigment, glass beads, and fiber
19 3/4 × 6 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (50.17 × 15.88 × 18.42 cm)
Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection
2006.51.512
Geography:
Ghana
Culture:
Fante
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Possibly Kwabena Opoku, New York, unknown date - June 5, 1992
Charles B. Benenson Collection, donated to Yale University Art Gallery in 2004
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions, July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2006): 222.
Frederick John Lamp, Amanda Maples, and Laura M. Smalligan, Accumulating Histories: African Art from the Charles B. Benenson Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2012), 290, ill.
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.
