Figurative Weight (abrammuo): Man Carrying Load on Head
Maker
Ghanaian
Label TextThis figurative weight of a man carrying a load on his head illustrates the proverb, "As long as the head remains, one cannot avoid carrying loads about." One interpretation of the proverb is, "as long as people live, they never stop worrying."
Object number51.183
ProvenancePurchased from Altman Antiques; Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 1951
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Art from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back, Feb. 7 - May 19, 2002 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Oct. 2, 2004 - Jan. 2, 2005; Hartford, Connecticut, Wadsworth Atheneum, Feb. 12 - June 19, 2005; Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Oct. 20, 2005 - Jan. 1, 2006; Nashville, Tennessee, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Jan. 27 - Apr. 20, 2006 [as African Art, African Voices: Long Steps Never Broke a Back]).
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Lessons from the Institute of Empathy, Mar. 31, 2018 - ongoing.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions2 3/8 x 1 x 3/4 in. (6.1 x 2.6 x 1.9 cm)
MediumCopper alloy
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