Male Figure

Guro people, Côte d'Ivoire, African

20th century

  • Titles Male Figure (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood, pigment
  • Dimensions 6 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (15.2 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1988.115.1
  • Work Type figure
  • Classification Sculpture

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Standing female figure with flexed knees, arms bent, resting on abdomen, wearing small cap, earrings, and with diamond-shaped mark on forehead. Nails and blades protruding from breasts and front of torso, and holes remaining where some nails removed; umbilical area has small animal skull covered over with organic material. Large nail protruding from back of figure, which is split along the spine, from neck to buttocks.
White-faced helmet mask of woman's face and head, surmounted by child figure
Gold Weight in the Form of an Axe or Hatchet, Asante people or, Baule people, Akan group, Ghana or, Côte d'Ivoire, African, brass