Detail View: The AMICA Library: Doll (Akua'ba)
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AMICA ID:
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DMA_.1982.356.FA
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Ghana, Asante
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Ghana, Asante
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Title:
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Doll (Akua'ba)
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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20th Century
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Creation Start Date:
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1900
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Creation End Date:
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1999
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood, paint
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 15 15/16 x 6 7/8 x 2 5/16 in. (40.49 x 17.48 x 5.87 cm.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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Dallas Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Dallas, Texas, USA
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ID Number:
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1982.356.FA
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Credit Line:
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Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, The Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Collection of Fertility Figures
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Rights:
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Context:
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One of the more enigmatic artifacts of the ancient Mediterranean world is the type of marble figurine found mainly in western Anatolia or in the Aegean islands of the Cyclades. These starkly abstract human figures dating from the 3rd millennium B.C. display a remarkable purity of form, but their purpose is unknown. Originally, many of these objects were deposited lying on their backs in tombs or shrines.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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DMA_.1982_356_FA.tif
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