Standing Figure

CultureBambara peoples

Dateca. 1875-1925

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 18 1/2 × 7 × 4 3/4 inches (46.99 × 17.78 × 12.07 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker

Object number66-47/6

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

Exhibition History

Ethnic Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker: Africa, Mediterranean, Oceania, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, December 17, 1966-January 29, 1967, no. 34.

Provenance

Herbert (1924-2001) and Gwen Baker, Highland Park, IL, no. A100, by July 8, 1966 [1];

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1966.

NOTES:

[1] Herbert Baker began collecting African art in 1950. A label with the Baker inventory number ‘A100’ is on the base of the object.

Published References

Ethnic Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker: Africa, Mediterranean, Oceania, exh. cat. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, 1966), 15.

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