Female Figure

CultureSakalawa

Date20th century

MediumWood and cloth

DimensionsOverall: 15 inches (38.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker

Object number65-48/4

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

Exhibition History

Africa, Mediterranean, Oceania: Ethnic Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker, Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO, December 17, 1966-January 29, 1967, no. 125.

Provenance

Herbert (1924-2001) and Gwen Baker, Highland Park, IL, no. A-112, by December 4, 1965 [1];

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1965.

NOTES:

[1] Herbert Baker began collecting African art in 1950.

Published References

Warren M. Robbins, African Art in American Collections (New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1966), 233, (repro).

Africa, Mediterranean, Oceania: Ethnic Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker, exh. cat. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson Gallery- Atkins Museum, 1966), 36, (repro.).

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