Male Figure from a Pair (asye usu)
late 1800s to early 1900s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Male Figure from a Pair (asye usu), late 1800s to early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver. Wood, resin, glass beads, plant fiber, and metal; overall: 49.5 x 9.1 x 13 cm (19 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1971.297.1
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, resin, glass beads, plant fiber, and metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 49.5 x 9.1 x 13 cm (19 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1971.297.1
- Credit Line
- Gift of Katherine C. White
- Exhibitions
- Object in Focus: Male and Female Spirit Spouse Figures, African Master Carvers: Known and Famous, CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 85, repr.<br>CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 107, no. 38, repr. p. 105.<br>Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; January 7- March 9, 2003. " Object in Focus: Male (blolo bian) and Female (blolo bla) Spirit Partner Figures, Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, c. 1930s [wood; 1971.297.1-2] "<br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/26/2017-7/16/2017); “African Master Carvers: Known and Famous”.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 108A Sub-Saharan
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