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Head of antelope

Photograph
1935 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Walker Evans (photographer)
Place of origin
New York (photographed)

Photograph depicting a wooden Mandé figure of an antelope's head by the Bambara people


Object details

Categories
Africa
Photographs
Black History
Object type
Photograph
TitleHead of antelope (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photograph
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Walker Evans depicting a Mandé figure of an antelope's head by the Bambara people of French Sudan (modern day Mali) in an exhibition entitled 'African Negro Art' at the Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1935.
Physical description
Photograph depicting a wooden Mandé figure of an antelope's head by the Bambara people
Dimensions
  • Height of sculpture height: 14.5in
Dimensions taken from Museum of Modern Art catalogue accompanying the exhibition of 1935
Object history
NB: The term "negro" was used historically to describe people of black African heritage but, since the 1960s, has fallen from usage and, increasingly, is considered offensive. The term is repeated here in its original historical context.

This head represents Koba, the symbol of the goddess of fecundity of the earth (Tji-Ouara or Tji-Wara).
Subjects depicted
Sculpture
Figures
Bibliographic reference
AFRICAN NEGRO ART Photographs by Walker Evans List of Photographs The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
2005-1936

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
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