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baboon figure (gbekre) for Mbra society
20th century
Baule people
1989.470
On display in W302.c1.riser
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Artwork Details
24-3/8 x 6-1/4 x 6-1/2 in.
Accession NumberGift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg
CopyrightJoseph T. Butler Collection before 1971...(Robert Jones, Indianapolis, Indiana) {1} sold on 28 June 1978 to Harrison Eiteljorg [1903-1997] of Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1989. {1} Robert Jones also sold under the name Robert Fitzgerald
Baboon-like figures are carved in styles distinct from those of Baule human images. These figures have an open mouth, bared teeth, hands raised in an offering gesture and surfaces incrusted with sacrificial substances. Such figures provide protection to the community. Appeals are made to the supernatural forces contained within them in order to combat sorcery and ensure success in hunting, farming and disease control.
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