COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
mediaCollectionId
AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1996.40
amicoid
AIC_.1996.40
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
aly
1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
oty
Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
crn
Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Ghanain
crc
African; West African; Ghanain
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Ghana (SL) Africa,West Africa,Ghana
cdt
Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Ghana (SL) Africa,West Africa,Ghana
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Fante
crt
Fante
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
crn
Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Ghanain
crc
African; West African; Ghanain
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Côte d'Ivoire, Southern Ghana Africa,West Africa,Ghana
cdt
Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Côte d'Ivoire, Southern Ghana Africa,West Africa,Ghana
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Akan
crt
Akan
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Standing Female Figure (Akua'ba)
otn
Standing Female Figure (Akua'ba)
Title
false
Title Type:
preferred
ott
preferred
Title Type
false
View:
front view
rid
front view
View
false
Creation Date:
Late 19th/early 20th century
oct
Late 19th/early 20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1875
ocs
1875
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1925
oce
1925
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, glass beads, cord, shell, copper alloy
omd
Wood, glass beads, cord, shell, copper alloy
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Fante, Akan
std
Fante, Akan
Style or Period
false
Subject Description:
Standing female figure with tall, cylindrical coiffure. Broad, block-lilke head with large, crescent-shaped eyes; small semi-circular ears. Coiffure separated into two, tall cylindrical columns arranged at PR and PL of head; incised with scallop pattern. Long thin neck with incised scallop pattern. Represented with several bead necklaces. Armless torso with projecting conical-shaped breasts; raised line of squares above navel; slighty raised navel; several strands of beads around waist. Raised line of squares arranged in arrow-shape at shoulder area of back; rounded, slightly projecting buttocks. Round, plank-like legs with unarticulated feet; strands of beads around PR knee and ankles. Loss of front of feet and PR coiffure.
sup
Standing female figure with tall, cylindrical coiffure. Broad, block-lilke head with large, crescent-shaped eyes; small semi-circular ears. Coiffure separated into two, tall cylindrical columns arranged at PR and PL of head; incised with scallop pattern. Long thin neck with incised scallop pattern. Represented with several bead necklaces. Armless torso with projecting conical-shaped breasts; raised line of squares above navel; slighty raised navel; several strands of beads around waist. Raised line of squares arranged in arrow-shape at shoulder area of back; rounded, slightly projecting buttocks. Round, plank-like legs with unarticulated feet; strands of beads around PR knee and ankles. Loss of front of feet and PR coiffure.
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Africa,West Africa,Ghana
ocp
Africa,West Africa,Ghana
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W: 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm); D: 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm)
met
H: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W: 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm); D: 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
oon
The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
oop
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1996.40
ooa
1996.40
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, O. Renard Goltra Fund.
ooc
The Art Institute of Chicago, O. Renard Goltra Fund.
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E33633.TIF
ril
AIC_.E33633.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false