Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Galwa (Galoa) Male Figure from Gabon
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Galwa (Galoa) Male Figure from Gabon
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Image View:
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Detail, painted face which resembles Galwa ceremonial masks
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Creator:
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unknown (Central African artist)
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Location:
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repository: FABA (Fundación Almine Y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Para El Arte) (Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
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Location Note:
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From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-Face Picasso, Past and Present (2018 exhibition)
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Date:
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1911 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Central African
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Style Period:
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Galwa
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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wood; pigment
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Technique:
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carving (processes); painting and painting techniques
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Measurements:
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88.4 cm (height) x 22.8 cm (width) x 16 cm (depth)
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Subjects:
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human figure
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Description:
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Almost all Gabonese (West Coast, Central Africa) are of Bantu origin. Gabon has at least forty ethnic groups with differing languages and cultures. Ceremonial masks are more common than standing figures among the Galwa people. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-AFRICAN-FAFFM-MF-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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