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Standing Male Figure

Arts of Africa

MEDIUM Terracotta
DATES ca. 1300
DIMENSIONS 16 1/2 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. (41.9 x 10.1 x 8.9 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER 1996.170.26
CREDIT LINE Gift of Joseph and Margaret Knopfelmacher
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION An elongated figure with arms extended along the body. A cap on the head, a necklace and bangles for decoration, and a bundle is on his back. An elongated flattened cone rests on his thighs. Condition: the figure it broken into two pieces at the waist; the bottom piece is in five pieces. Concealed repair at back of head. (Supplementary files for more info).
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Standing Male Figure, ca. 1300. Terracotta, 16 1/2 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. (41.9 x 10.1 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Joseph and Margaret Knopfelmacher, 1996.170.26. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.170.26a-b_PS10.jpg)
IMAGE overall, assembled from fragments, 1996.170.26a-b_PS10.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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 <em>Standing Male Figure</em>, ca. 1300. Terracotta, 16 1/2 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. (41.9 x 10.1 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Joseph and Margaret Knopfelmacher, 1996.170.26. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.170.26a-b_PS10.jpg)