COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1963.850
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Ghanain; Akan
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Ghana (SL) Africa,West Africa,Ghana
Creator Name-CRT:
Asante Akan
Title:
Standing Female Figure (Akua ba)
Title Type:
preferred
View:
front view
Creation Date:
Mid 20th century
Creation Start Date:
1925
Creation End Date:
1975
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, glass beads, string
Subject Description:
Standing female figure with round head, cylindrical body, and cone-shaped arms. Broad, flat face with crescent-shaped eyebrows; semi-circular eyes; raised triangular nose; and small mouth. Long, cylindrical neck with incised scallop pattern; with several bead necklaces. Cylindrical abdomen with small, raised breasts; slightly raised navel; and conical-shaped arms extending from body at right angels. Incised geometric pattern on back of head. Abdomen becomes rounded base. Several strings of glass beads around lower abdomen/ base.
Creation Place:
Africa,West Africa,Ghana
Dimensions:
26.3 x 20.1 x 4.6 cm (10 3/8 x 4 x 1 7/8 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1963.850
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Gwendolyn Miller and Herbert Baker
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E33698.TIF
