COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1977.394.15
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MMA_.1977.394.15
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Sahelese; Mali; Dogon
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African; North African; Sahelese; Mali; Dogon
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Dogon peoples
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Dogon peoples
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Seated Couple
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Seated Couple
Title
false
View:
Front View
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Front View
View
false
Creation Date:
16th-19th century
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16th-19th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1500
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1500
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1899
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1899
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, metal
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Wood, metal
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
H. 28 3/4 in. (73 cm)
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H. 28 3/4 in. (73 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1977.394.15
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1977.394.15
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977
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Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This idealized couple exemplifies some of the basic roles of men and women in Dogon society. On the male figure's back is a hunter's or warrior's quiver, while the female carries an infant on her back. The man's gestures emphasize both his role as progenitor and the woman's as nurturer. The complementarity and interdependence of their roles is suggested formally by the identical columnar forms that define the two figures and by the horizontal elements that connect them. Although their facial features and ornaments are symmetrical, the artist has infused these figures with individuality by subtly varying the direction of their gaze.
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<P>This idealized couple exemplifies some of the basic roles of men and women in Dogon society. On the male figure's back is a hunter's or warrior's quiver, while the female carries an infant on her back. The man's gestures emphasize both his role as progenitor and the woman's as nurturer. The complementarity and interdependence of their roles is suggested formally by the identical columnar forms that define the two figures and by the horizontal elements that connect them. Although their facial features and ornaments are symmetrical, the artist has infused these figures with individuality by subtly varying the direction of their gaze.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ao1977.394.15.R.tif
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MMA_.ao1977.394.15.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false