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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2017.
Ancestral Figure
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2017.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2017.

Ancestral Figure

Artist Dogon peoples (Malian)
CultureAfrican
DateEarly- to mid-20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2387
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110
DescriptionStanding figure of wood.

Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Dogon peoples
Kanaga (Mask)
Early- to mid-20th century
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Dogon peoples
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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Bembe peoples
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Early- to mid-20th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2009.
Teke peoples
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Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Kota peoples
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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
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Early- to mid-20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
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Kota peoples
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Early- mid-20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Luba peoples
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Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Baule peoples
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Early- to mid-20th century
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