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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
