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Africa Baule peoples, Côte d'Ivoire Male Figure, Asie Usu (?) Wood, incrustation H. 17 in. (44.1 cm) Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection Indiana University Art Museum, 2001.134 This figure probably was kept to honor and appease a nature spirit with whom the figure's owner had a special relationship. Its crusty surface reflects applications of ritual offerings, such as eggs, gruel, and other organic materials. |