Figure of a Standing Female
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Object Label
This female figure illustrates the ability of Dogon sculptors to translate the human form into geometric volumes. In profile, the figure's neckline, breasts, belly, buttocks, and legs are a series of diagonal lines.
Caption
Dogon. Figure of a Standing Female, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, 22in. (55.9cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund and Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, by exchange, 69.39.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.39.1_front_PS5.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Figure of a Standing Female
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Mopti Region, Mali
Medium
Wood
Classification
Dimensions
22in. (55.9cm)
Credit Line
Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund and Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, by exchange
Accession Number
69.39.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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