Commemorative figure (lefem)
mid 1800s-1910
Ateu Atsa
Ateu Atsa (Bangwa, c. 1840–1910)
African Art
Commemorative figure (lefem), mid 1800s-1910. Probably carved by Ateu Atsa (Bangwa, c. 1840–1910). Wood; overall: 92.1 x 20.3 cm (36 1/4 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1987.62
- Maker/Artist
- Ateu Atsa
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- wood
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 92.1 x 20.3 cm (36 1/4 x 8 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1987.62
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1987, Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures, Gallery One 2012, African Master Carvers: Known and Famous, CMA 1988: "Year in Review 1987," Bulletin 75 (February 1988), p. 70, no. 180, repr. p. 60.<br>The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC (October 4, 2011 - 1/29/2012): "Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures", figure 118, p. 130.<br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/26/2017-7/16/2017); “African Master Carvers: Known and Famous”., <em>African Art: Recent Acquisitions</em>. Pace Primitive and Ancient Art. New York, NY (October 24–December 6, 1986).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 108A Sub-Saharan
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