COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1960.37
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CMA_.1960.37
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:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Guinean
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Guinean
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Africa, Guinea, Baga
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Africa, Guinea, Baga
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Snake Headdress (Basonyi)
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Snake Headdress (Basonyi)
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
c. 1930s
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c. 1930s
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1930
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1930
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1939
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1939
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
wood and pigment
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wood and pigment
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Africa, Guinea, Baga
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Africa, Guinea, Baga
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 148cm
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Overall: 148cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1960.37
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1960.37
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Norweb Collection
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The Norweb Collection
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
M. Komor
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M. Komor
Provenance
false
Context:
Among the Baga, carved wooden serpents represent the spirit Basonyi, patron of two lower ranks of the male initiation society called to-lom. Manipulated by several men in performance, the headdress is decorated with streamers and supported on a scaffolding covered in palm leaves and cloth. The snake may be a python -- symbol of water and the rainbow -- whose changing colors are likened to the transformation of young boys into men during initiation.
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Among the Baga, carved wooden serpents represent the spirit Basonyi, patron of two lower ranks of the male initiation society called to-lom. Manipulated by several men in performance, the headdress is decorated with streamers and supported on a scaffolding covered in palm leaves and cloth. The snake may be a python -- symbol of water and the rainbow -- whose changing colors are likened to the transformation of young boys into men during initiation.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1960.37.tif
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CMA_.1960.37.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false