Male Figure
late 1800s-early 1900s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Male Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo or Democratic Republic of the Congo, Teke-style maker. Wood, cloth, organic material, and copper alloy; overall: 23.5 x 7.5 x 8 cm (9 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.); without base: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.431 This figure was the Delennes' first African art acquisition; it symbolized Rene and Odette’s first meeting.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, cloth, organic material, and copper alloy
- Dimensions
- Overall: 23.5 x 7.5 x 8 cm (9 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.); without base: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 2010.431
- Credit Line
- René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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