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Female Figure
Female Figure

Female Figure

Date20th century
Maker Tanzanian
Maker Kwere
Label TextA woman holding her breasts highlights her potential role as a mother. Her headdress emphasizes the style worn in the coastal region, while her body is reduced to a smaller scale.
Object number2001.1059
Credit LineGift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb
Dimensions10 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (26.7 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm)
MediumWood
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Male standing figure
Tanzanian
early 20th century
Object number: 2012.29.21
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Female Body mask
Tanzanian
20th century
Object number: 2012.29.19
Staff
Staff
Tanzanian
20th century
Object number: 2003.104
Staff/Spear
Staff/Spear
Tanzanian
20th century
Object number: 2003.105
Leadership staff
Leadership staff
Tanzanian
19th-20th century
Object number: 99.62
Photo: Paul Macapia
Seated Female Figure with Bowl on Head: Sandogo Society Divination Figure
Ivory Coast/Mali
Object number: 51.49
Image Not Available for Female Figure
Female Figure
Burkina Faso
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2004.102
Image Not Available for Female Figure
Female Figure
Igbo
Object number: 2005.69
Photo: Paul Macapia
Female figure
Luba
Object number: 81.17.871
Photo: Paul Macapia
Ere Ibeji (Twin Images): Female Figure
Yoruba
20th century
Object number: 2006.91
Image Not Available for Female figure (Akuaba)
Female figure (Akuaba)
Ghanaian
20th century
Object number: 81.17.439
Image Not Available for Female figure
Female figure
Ivorian
20th century
Object number: 81.17.237