About the Artwork
Maternity Figure (Obaa Hemaa)
19th century
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African
Asante
Wood with pigment
Overall: 19 11/16 × 5 7/8 × 4 5/16 inches (50 × 15 × 11 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Museum Purchase, Robert H.Tannahill Foundation Fund
2017.18
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
(Bernard de Grunne, Brussels, Belgium)
2017-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Quarcoopome, Nii. “Akan Wood Sculpture.” Bulletin of the DIA 91, 1-4 (2017): p. 107 (fig. 5.31a-b).
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Asante, African, Maternity Figure (Obaa Hemaa), 19th century, wood with pigment. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Robert H.Tannahill Foundation Fund, 2017.18.
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