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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
fertility figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

fertility figure

Artist Osei Bonsu (Ghanaian, b. 1900 - d. 1977)
Date1944
Made/manufacturedAfrica
Mediumcarved wood, cloth and metal
Dimensions8 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (20.3 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lewis Berner and family
Object number2002.31.2
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionCarved female figure with articulated legs and arms, typical akua ba enlarged head and cloth diaper.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
maternity figure
Osei Bonsu
1944
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Forest Spirit (sasabonsam)
Osei Bonsu
1944
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Drummer
Osei Bonsu
1944
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
doll
Osei Bonsu
c. 1945
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Divination basket (tuphele or tupele)
Luvale Artist
1973
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Female Figure
Dowayo Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Zogbe
Sierra Leonean Artist
c. 1940
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Small female axe-head figure
Mexico, Guerro, Mezcala
100 B.C. - 200
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Female Ancestral Figure (batega)
Lobi Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Large male axe-head figure
Mexico, Guerro, Mezcala
300 - 100 B.C.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Cup with Monkey in Relief
Costa Rica, Central Highlands
1-500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Male Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Yoruba Artist
20th century

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