- Artist
- Unknown (Gabonese, Bakota or Fang People)
- Title
- Funerary Figure
- Date
- late 19th century-early 20th century
- Medium
- Wood with applied brass and metal sheeting
- Dimensions
- 18 in. H Overall
- Credit
- Gift of Lester Wunderman
- Accession No.
- 62.3.13
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Geography
- Gabon
Related
Acquired by Lester Wunderman (New York, NY) between January 1957 [1] and May 1962 (when he made contact with UW–Madison staff about the collection) from an as-yet unknown European source; July 1962, given by Lester Wunderman to the University of Wisconsin–Madison; 1967, transferred to UW–Madison’s Elvehjem Art Center (now called the Chazen Museum of Art). [Last researched by Chazen staff 4/28/2023] [1] when he first began collecting African art, according to the preface of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s catalogue "Art of the Dogon: Selections from the Lester Wunderman Collection"
- High, Freida. "Traditional African Art, a Female Focus." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1981. pp. [32, 35], cat no. 15 [II B]
- Traditional African Art: A Female Focus: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 6/20/1981–7/26/1981
- Negro Heritage: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 11/1/1968–6/11/1969
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