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Pair of figures
Pair of figures
Pair of figures

Pair of figures


Date20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall Inches: 5 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches; Overall Centimeters: 14.3 x 9.5 x 6.4 cm
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2016.69
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameDecorative
CultureSenufo people
NationalityIvoirian or Malian or Burkinabe
GeographyCôte d’Ivoire or Mali or Burkina Faso, Africa
On View
On view
Century
  • Twentieth
Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesPurdy, Janet, "Catalogue 31: Pair of Figures, Senufo People, Côte d'Ivoire” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-31.