Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Male statue from Niger (Maradi region)
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Male statue from Niger (Maradi region)
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Image View:
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View from right side
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Creator:
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unknown (Nigerien sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac (Paris, Île-de-France, France) 71.1932.47.1
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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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before 1932 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Nigerien
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Style Period:
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Zarma
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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
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurements:
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88 cm (height) x 19.5 cm (width) x 33 cm (depth)
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Subjects:
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human figure; rulers and leaders
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Description:
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Created by Zarma (Djerma or Zerma) people in the Maradi region of Niger (Republic of Niger). The Zarma language is one of the southern Songhai languages. The statue is a representation of the village chief with articulated hands attached to the arms. (Source: Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac [website]; http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/)
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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-MSN-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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