Detail View: The AMICA Library: Male Figure

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1987.62
AMICA Library Year: 
2003
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Creator Nationality: 
Africa, Cameroon, Bangwa, early 20th Century
Creator Name-CRT: 
Africa, Cameroon, Bangwa, early 20th Century
Title: 
Male Figure
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Detail
Creation Date: 
c. 1900
Creation Start Date: 
1859
Creation End Date: 
1905
Materials and Techniques: 
wood
Classification Term: 
Sculpture
Style or Period: 
Africa, Cameroon, Bangwa, early 20th Century
Dimensions: 
Overall: 92.1cm x 20.3cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1987.62
Credit Line: 
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights: 
Context: 
Male figures embellished the grave shrines inside the palaces of the grassland kingdoms of Cameroon. Accessories such as coiffure, drinking horn, staff or pipe indicate high status and activities. The thrust of the jaw, the flexed arms and legs, the muscularity of the thighs and calves, and the vigorous qualities of volumes and surface textures distinguish the expressive, dynamic style of Bangwa sculptors.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1987.62det02.tif