Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Male Statue from Madagascar
Image View:
Overall three-quarter view
Creator:
unknown (Malagasy sculptor)
Location:
repository: Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac (Paris, Île-de-France, France) 71.1990.57.745
Location Note:
From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-Face Picasso, Past and Present (2018 exhibition)
Date:
before 1990 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Malagasy; Sakalava
Style Period:
Sakalava
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
wood
Technique:
carving (processes)
Measurements:
96.5 cm (height) x 19.5 cm (width) x 32 cm (depth)
Subjects:
death or burial; funerary art; recreation and games; festivals; ceremony; ceremonial
Description:
The Sakalava are an ethnic group of Madagascar. They are found on the western and northwest region of the island, in a band along the coast. "Tromba" has been a historic feature of the Sakalava people, and has centered around ceremonies and processions for the spirits of their deceased royalty. This statue is the upper part of a funeral pole. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-AFRICAN-FAFFM-MS -A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Male Statue from Madagascar