Female Figure

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.1978.412.499

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MMA_.1978.412.499

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 Name:

Zlan

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Zlan

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

African; West African; Ivorian

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African; West African; Ivorian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

Artist

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Artist

Creator Role

false

Creator Birth Place:

Côte d'Ivoire

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Côte d'Ivoire

Creator Birth Place

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Zlan (Côte d'Ivoire, died 1960)

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Zlan (Côte d'Ivoire, died 1960)

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Female Figure

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Female Figure

Title

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

Before 1960

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Before 1960

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1950

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1950

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1960

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1960

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Wood, fiber, pigment, cloth, metal

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Wood, fiber, pigment, cloth, metal

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

H. 23 in. (58.4 cm)

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H. 23 in. (58.4 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:

1978.412.499

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1978.412.499

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1964

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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1964

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

In Dan society, sculptures of women are prestige objects that reflect positively both on their owners' and their subjects' reputations. Among the most costly of Dan expressive forms, they are commissioned by men to honor an especially esteemed wife. The sculptures are conceived of as portraits of the women they depict, although this and other examples suggest an overarching emphasis on established Dan ideals of feminine beauty. This figure is attributed to the sculptor Zlan (d. 1960), who is known for elegantly modeled features and finely carved details such as this woman's elaborate scarification.

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<P>In Dan society, sculptures of women are prestige objects that reflect positively both on their owners' and their subjects' reputations. Among the most costly of Dan expressive forms, they are commissioned by men to honor an especially esteemed wife. The sculptures are conceived of as portraits of the women they depict, although this and other examples suggest an overarching emphasis on established Dan ideals of feminine beauty. This figure is attributed to the sculptor Zlan (d. 1960), who is known for elegantly modeled features and finely carved details such as this woman's elaborate scarification.</P>

Context

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Female Figure