Unknown African
Standing Female Figure

CultureDogon peoples
Titles
  • Standing Female Figure
Date1900–1915
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumWood and metal
DimensionsOverall: 28 1/4 × 5 × 6 in. (71.8 × 12.7 × 15.2 cm)
Base: 6 × 5 1/2 × 6 in. (15.2 × 14 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lester Wunderman
Object number76.338
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. Lester Wunderman, New York, acquired in Mali, 1972; given to MFAH, 1976.
Exhibition History"Dogon," Musée du quai Branly, Paris, April 4–July 24, 2011; Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany, October 14, 2011–January 22, 2012.


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