Zoomorphic Power Figure (Boli}

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Standing four-legged animal figure with undefined features, encrusted with mud and other materials, and with white feathers on head

Standing four-legged animal figure with undefined features, encrusted with mud and other materials, and with white feathers on head

Name/Title

Zoomorphic Power Figure (Boli}

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.139

Description

Standing four-legged animal figure with undefined features, encrusted with mud and other materials, and with white feathers on head

Use

Power ritual

Context

To accumulate and control power for the spiritual benefit of the community

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bamana People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Bamana People
Mandé ethnic group

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Earth, Feathers, Leaves, Feces

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Sculpture

Dimensions

Height

29 in

Width

35-1/2 in

Depth

12 in

Material

Wood, Cloth, Mud, Sacrificial Materials, Feather