Untitled

Sculpture

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Untitled

Entry/Object ID

2001.70

Description

on base

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood

Context

This sculpture from the Ibibio culture is a fattening doll that represents a part of Ibibio culture where women are prepped for marriage by being secluded in a "fattening room" to gain weight and be pampered. Some fattening dolls are given to young girls to give them the image of their roles as women in society in the future. Some fattening dolls are given to women ceremoniously after they have completed the seclusion in the fattening house. The formal aspects of the fattening doll epitomizes the female beauty according to Ibibio aesthetics. The woman is youthful, ready for marriage and wearing elaborate jewelry.

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of the May Weber Foundation

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown artist

Notes

Creation Date: no date

Ethnography

Notes

Ibibio? Ibibio Nigeria, West Africa

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

Ibibio, Cross River, Southern Nigerian styles, West African (general), African (general, continental cultures), marriage (social construct), social structure, sociological concepts, social science concepts, ceremonial objects, object genres (object classifications), aesthetics, philosophy, humanities, disciplines (concept), dolls (figurines), figurines, sculpture (visual works), visual works (works)

Hierarchy Name

Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), Object Genres (hierarchy name), Disciplines (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)

Facet

Styles and Periods Facet, Associated Concepts Facet, Objects Facet, Activities Facet

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Figure

Height

24 in

Width

8 in

Dimension Description

Base

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

7 in

Depth

6 in

Exhibition

Human Bodies in the Spirit World: African Sculpture from the Weber Collection

Interpretative Labels

Label

Untitled Unknown on base