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Ancestral Figure with Caryatids
Ancestral Figure with Caryatids

Ancestral Figure with Caryatids

Dateca. 1800
Object number67.108
Provenance[René Rasmussen, Paris, France, 1955-1967]; [Merton D. Simpson Gallery, New York, New York]; sold to Richard Fuller (1897-1976), Seattle, Washington; gifted to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1967
Published ReferencesLeloup, von Helene, Dogon, Musee du Quai Branly, France, ill. 41, pg. 357
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions18 1/4 x 4 15/16 x 5 13/16 in. (46.3 x 12.6 x 14.7 cm)
MediumWood
Image Not Available for Ancestral figure
Ancestral figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1465
Image Not Available for Ancestral female figure seated on a chest
Ancestral female figure seated on a chest
Congolese
Object number: 81.17.892
Ancestral head on post
Ancestral head on post
Ghanaian
Object number: 68.152
Ancestral ram's head
Ancestral ram's head
19th century
Object number: 78.55
Caryatid stool
Caryatid stool
Object number: 81.17.877
Caryatid stool
Caryatid stool
Object number: 81.17.906
Caryatid (female-shaped architectural support)
Caryatid (female-shaped architectural support)
Roman
1st century
Object number: 40.91
Two Atlantes and a Caryatid
Two Atlantes and a Caryatid
ca. 1563
Object number: 58.131
Image Not Available for Figure
Figure
Sierra Leone
Object number: 2005.85
Photo: Paul Macapia
Seated Female Figure with Bowl on Head: Sandogo Society Divination Figure
Object number: 51.49
Fetish figure with magic bundle on body
Fetish figure with magic bundle on body
Congolese
Object number: 68.53
Seated female fetish figure
Seated female fetish figure
Kongo
Object number: 68.57