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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Female Figure (Zuzu)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Female Figure (Zuzu)

Artist/Maker (Ivory Coast)
Date20th century
Mediumwood, paint, wood beads and copper alloy
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (33.7 x 11.1 x 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2007.48.42
    DescriptionFemale figure wearing slippers. Traditional figures such as this statue of a female zuzu spirit now often wear items of Western style clothing. The surface is also covered with commercial paint instead of being blackened by a hot iron, mud, or plant based paint as in the past.
    On View
    On view
    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamana people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamana people
    early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamana people
    early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bushoong people
    ca. 1926-1940
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bushoong people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Zulu people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Fante people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    ca. 1960
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Fang people
    20th century