Hornbill with Figures

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Hornbill with Figures, left view: Wood sculpture of hornbill bird with smaller hornbills and human figures on its back.
Hornbill with Figures, left view

Wood sculpture of hornbill bird with smaller hornbills and human figures on its back.

Name/Title

Hornbill with Figures

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.127.A-E

Description

Large wood sculpture of a hornbill bird with two smaller hornbills on the back towards the head and three human figures (one male and two female) towards the back of the hornbill’s back. The hornbills are striped with red, black, and white.

Use

Decorative

Context

Created as decoration for a British Colonial hotel

Collection

Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Baga People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Sculptor

Date made

1880 - 1900

Time Period

British Colonial

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Baga People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sculpture

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Sculpture

Category

Decorative Arts

Dimensions

Height

37-1/2 in

Width

17 in

Depth

26 in

Material

wood, pigment