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:
Akuaba Doll
Object Name:
Doll, Akuaba
Other Name:
Akuaba Doll
Place of Origin:
Akan, Ghana, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 12—1/2"
W = 5"
D = 4"
Description:
Standing female figure with large round flat head, arched eyebrows connecting at bridge of wedge—shaped nose. Protruding slit rectangular mouth, long cylindrical ringed neck, short straight arms without hands extending to sides. Long cylindrical body with small female breasts, protruding navel, body extending to waist, flanging into trumpet—shaped base. Black patina over entire surface.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Patina
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.16
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