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Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo, Korhogo area Mother and Child Figure c 1930 Painting/Print ArtworkCreator Name: UnknownCreator Nationality: Ivorian

Creator Name-CRT: Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo, Korhogo area

Title: Mother and Child Figure

Creation Start Date: 1925

Creation End Date: 1935Creation Date: c. 1930

Object Type: Sculpture

Materials and Techniques: wood

Dimensions: Overall: 63.6cm

Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art

Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio,

USAID Number: 1961.198

Credit Line: James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund

Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

Style or Period: Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo, Korhogo area

Context: The Tyekpa women''s society, the couterpart of the men''s Pondo society, commissioned this dramatic sculpture for public display. Its bold monumentality created an impressive image when carried balanced on the heads of society members during funeral performances. The swelling volumes of the body and the stark angularitiy of the facial expression contrast with the mother''s nurturing act to effectively symbolize the power, independence, and social roles of women.

ID: CMA_.1961.198

Library Year: 2000

D10015-CMA_.1961.198