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Figural scene
Figural scene

Figural scene

Maker Baule
Object number81.17.239
Exhibition HistoryWashington, D.C., National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, The Art of African Gameboards, June 17 - Oct. 7, 1984.Published ReferencesPatton, Sharon. "African Mankala: National Museum of African Art." African Arts, vol.18, no. 2 (February 1985): pp. 78-80, reproduced. McClusky, Pamela. "Art of Africa." In Selected Works, pp. 35-52. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1991; p. 37, reproduced.
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions23 13/16 x 27 3/4 x 22 15/16 in. (60.5 x 70.5 x 58.3 cm)
MediumWood and paint
Male figure
Baule
Object number: 81.17.1
Photo: Paul Macapia
Baule/Guro
Object number: 81.17.298
Female "portrait" bust
Baule
Object number: 68.58
Male figure
Baule
Object number: 81.17.236
Seated Ancestor figure
Baule
Object number: 67.103
Male Figure
Baule
19th century
Object number: 2004.105
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Baule
20th century
Object number: 2015.19
Mask ("N'Doma")
Baule
Object number: 81.17.230