Male Figure

c. 1930s Overall: 49.2 cm (19 3/8 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.156

Traces of white pigment and sacrificial residue suggest that this figure was used by a komyen, a Baule priest and spirit medium. The carved figure attracted nature spirits who then periodically possessed the priest, giving him a special clairvoyance. Other works by this same u...

Sculpture

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148157
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1975.156
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