Old Chief Statue

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Old Chief Statue: Large wood carving of human-animal composite figure holding a staff and with elongated head with vertical crest.
Old Chief Statue

Large wood carving of human-animal composite figure holding a staff and with elongated head with vertical crest.

Name/Title

Old Chief Statue

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.150

Description

Large wood carving of human-animal composite figure holding a staff and with elongated head with vertical crest.

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bobo People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1940

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Bobo People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Statues

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Statue

Category

Sculpture

Dimensions

Height

61 in

Width

14 in

Depth

10-1/2 in

Material

Wood