Figure Pair (asye usu)
late 1800s–early 1900s
Part 1: 49.5 x 9.1 x 13 cm (19 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 5 1/8 in.); Part 2: 47.7 x 10 x 11 cm (18 3/4 x 3 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.297
Baule figures carved as pairs usually represent untamed spirits of the wilderness called asye usu. These spirits may intervene in the lives of individuals by taking possession of them. If this possession does not result in madness, it can lead to the human host’s becoming a di...
Sculpture
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146110
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wikidata
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import
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accession
1971.297
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Terms
Genre
Sculpture
Department
African Art
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