Untitled

Sculpture

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Untitled

Entry/Object ID

2001.119

Description

Mounted on base

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood

Context

This equestrian figure is a type of sculpture that is representative of the Senufo culture's warriors. The Senufo culture in the Ivory Coast had warriors who would fight horseback. These equestrian figures were thought to symbolize power. This sculpture is thought to be from the Senufo's poro society which is a society where the men in the culture provide the framework for social, political and religious activities in the community. These sculptures and different equestrian imagery could be found in poro public art forms.

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of the May Weber Foundation

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified Senufo artist

Notes

Creation Date: no date

Ethnography

Notes

Senufo Ivory Coast, Africa Africa Ivory Coast

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

Senufo (culture or style), Gur, Western Sudanese, West African (general), African (general, continental cultures), initiations, rites of passage, cultural ceremonies, ceremonies, cultural events, events (activities), sculpture (visual works), visual works (works), warriors, people (agents)

Hierarchy Name

Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), Events (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), People (hierarchy name)

Facet

Styles and Periods Facet, Activities Facet, Objects Facet, Agents Facet

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Whole

Width

8.89 cm

Depth

15.558 cm

Length

32.068 cm