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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Figure

Artist/Maker (Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea)
Dateprior to the mid 15th century
Mediumstone
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (14 x 4.1 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2007.48.16
    DescriptionThis is probably from the pre-Kissi inhabitants. The practice of carving stone images seems to have ceased by the time the Portuguese arrived in the mid 15th century. This figure is in the Pomdo style, which refers to the vertically orientation, as opposed to the Namoli style with jutting horizontal head attributed to the Sapi who were pre-Portuguese inhabitants closer to the coast.
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    On view
    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Kissi people
    possibly 15th to 16th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Akan people
    probably 18th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Akan people
    late 19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Akan people
    19th to early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tumaco-La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nariño-Carchi
    400-1532
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tumaco-La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tumaco-La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tumaco-La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Benin Kingdom
    probably 19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Adelphoi Zangaki
    ca. 1860-1889 (printed 1992)