Ladder

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Ladder: Initial donor information
Ladder

Initial donor information

Name/Title

Ladder

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.132

Description

Tall carved wood tree trunk, forked at the top, with notches carved for footholds.

Use

The Dogon use ladders to climb to their traditional cliff dwellings and to raised granaries.

Context

Utilitarian

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dogon People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1850

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Dogon People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Ladders

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Architectural element

Dimensions

Height

66-1/2 in

Width

14-1/2 in

Depth

6 in

Material

Wood