Head
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They attribute these figures to the former inhabitants of the land or to spirits and reuse them in ancestral or agricultural shrines. Although dates have been proposed by stylistically comparing the figures and heads with export ivories and a few carbon-dated wood figures, their original makers and uses are unknown."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "Stone head, withe realistically carved features of eyes, nose, ears, mouth, hair and beard. The hair and beard are finely cross hatched. The eyes are closed. Carved depictions of ornaments or scarification are around the nose."}, {"label": "Exhibition History", "content": "Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 4, 2017-ongoing"}, {"label": "Exhibition History", "content": "The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection Highlights, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009-June 4, 2014"}, {"label": "Exhibition History", "content": "African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., February 15, 2007-March 31, 2009"}, {"label": "Exhibition History", "content": "For Spirits and Kings: African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1981"}, {"label": "Published References", "content": "Kreamer, Christine Mullen, Bryna Freyer and Andrea Nicolls. 2007. African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, pp. 56, 70-71, fig. 15, no. 16."}, {"label": "Published References", "content": "Vogel, Susan (ed). 1981. For Spirits and Kings: African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 62-63, no. 29."}, {"label": "Content Statement", "content": "As part of our commitment to accessibility and transparency, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art is placing its collection records online. Please note that some records are incomplete (missing image or content descriptions) and others reflect out-of-date language or systems of thought regarding how to engage with and discuss cultural heritage and the specifics of individual artworks. If you see content requiring immediate action, we will do our best to address it in a timely manner. Please email nmafacuratorial@si.edu if you have any questions."}, {"label": "Image Requests", "content": "High resolution digital images are not available for some objects. For publication quality photography and permissions, please contact the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at https://africa.si.edu/research/eliot-elisofon-photographic-archives/"}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company"}], "name": [{"label": "Maker", "content": "Nomoli Style"}, {"label": "Maker", "content": "Mende artist"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Ancestral"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Agricultural"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Shrine/Altar"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "male"}], "place": [{"label": "Geography", "content": "Sierra Leone"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Stone"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "H x W x D: 19.3 x 12.3 x 13 cm (7 5/8 x 4 13/16 x 5 1/8 in.)"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Museum of African Art"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Sculpture"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-56", "hash": "205cc8c50bc1f6df5aa22a31870d25073dcacbfe", "docSignature": "d5144efc0f2cdd1a2a8ea6e4e0d47b32", "timestamp": 1663781618, "lastTimeUpdated": 1656577802, "title": "Head"}