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The tribal provenance of this carved figure, with arms stretched upwards is unconfirmed. William Fagg, Keeper of Ethnography at the British Museum, noted in 1971 that the sculpture is European in style and was made for sale to visitors. It was collected in Sierra Leone in 1966–1967
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
Title
Standing Male Figure
Medium
wood
Measurements
H 23 x W 20 x D (?) cm
Accession number
BIRRC-D0244
Acquisition method
lent by J. Danford 1964, purchased 1975
Work type
Statue
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TT England
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