Figure, Grave, Bakonkoni : 2015.6.4

MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.

Title:

Bakonkoni, Ritual Grave Figure

Object Name:

Figure, Grave, Bakonkoni

Other Name:

Ritual, Clay

Place of Origin:

Bakonkoni, Nigeria, Africa

Provenance:

Aboriginal Indigenous Art.

Description:

Egg—shaped clay ritual grave figure. Coffee bean—shaped eyes, rectangular—shaped nose, large circular open mouth. Small grooves of hair, on top of head, square scarification on both upper cheeks. Orange terracotta color.

Collection:

Ben Pickard — Pickard Art Galleries

Material:

Clay

Used:

Ritually Used

Technique:

Pottery

Owned:

Art Department, Missouri Southern State University

Accession#:

2015.6.4