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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Drummer
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Drummer

Artist Osei Bonsu (Ghanaian, b. 1900 - d. 1977)
Date1944
Made/manufacturedAfrica
Mediumcarved wood
Dimensions11 x 4 x 4 1/2 in. (27.9 x 10.2 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lewis Berner and family
Object number2002.31.4
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Collections
DescriptionStanding male figure with two drums.
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
maternity figure
Osei Bonsu
1944
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
fertility figure
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
Seated Emaciated Drummer Figure
Mexico, Nayarit or Jalisco, San Sebastian
200-1 BCE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Eldest Daughter Mask Headdress (Adanwonsai)
Ekpeye Artist
c.1970
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
Female Figure
Costa Rican
1000-1522
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Male Figure
Costa Rican
n.d.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Male Figure
Costa Rican
1000-1522
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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