Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Galwa (Galoa) Male Figure from Gabon
Image View:
Detail, upper body and head, painted
Creator:
unknown (Central African artist)
Location:
repository: FABA (Fundación Almine Y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Para El Arte) (Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
Location Note:
From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-Face Picasso, Past and Present (2018 exhibition)
Date:
1911 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Central African
Style Period:
Galwa
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
wood; pigment
Technique:
carving (processes); painting and painting techniques
Measurements:
88.4 cm (height) x 22.8 cm (width) x 16 cm (depth)
Subjects:
human figure
Description:
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)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-AFRICAN-FAFFM-MF -A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Galwa (Galoa) Male Figure from Gabon