COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1996.40
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Ghanain
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Ghana (SL) Africa,West Africa,Ghana
Creator Name-CRT:
Fante
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Ghanain
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Côte d'Ivoire, Southern Ghana Africa,West Africa,Ghana
Creator Name-CRT:
Akan
Title:
Standing Female Figure (Akua'ba)
Title Type:
preferred
View:
front view
Creation Date:
Late 19th/early 20th century
Creation Start Date:
1875
Creation End Date:
1925
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, glass beads, cord, shell, copper alloy
Style or Period:
Fante, Akan
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.
Creation Place:
Africa,West Africa,Ghana
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)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1996.40
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, O. Renard Goltra Fund.
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E33633.TIF