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Title:Female Poro Figure (Pombia)
Date:19th–mid-20th century
Geography:Mali or Côte d'Ivoire, southeastern Mali or northern Côte d'Ivoire
Culture:Senufo peoples
Medium:Wood
Dimensions:H. 34 3/4 x W. 4 1/2 x D. 4 3/4 in. (88.3 x 11.4 x 12.1 cm)
Classification:Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession Number:1979.206.199
[Matthias Komor, New York, until 1960]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1960, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1960–1978
Baltimore Museum of Art. "Senufo Sculpture from West Africa," Wednesday, February 20, 1963–Sunday, May 5, 1963.
Museum of Primitive Art. "Senufo Sculpture from West Africa," February 20, 1963–May 5, 1963.
Art Institute of Chicago. "Senufo Sculpture from West Africa," Wednesday, February 20, 1963–Sunday, May 5, 1963.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Art of Oceania, Africa and the Americas from The Museum of Primitive Art," May 10–August 17, 1969.
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. "African Sculpture," January 22, 1970–March 1, 1970.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. "African Sculpture," March 21, 1970–April 26, 1970.
Brooklyn Museum. "African Sculpture," May 16, 1970–June 21, 1970.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Art of Oceania, Africa and the Americas," September 22, 1972–1974.
Cleveland Museum of Art. "Beyond Senufo: Art, History and Style in West Africa," February 22, 2015–May 31, 2015.
Saint Louis Art Museum. "Beyond Senufo: Art, History and Style in West Africa," June 28, 2015–September 27, 2015.
Musée Fabre. "Beyond Senufo: Art, History and Style in West Africa," November 28, 2015–March 6, 2016.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Art of Oceania, Africa, and the Americas from the Museum of Primitive Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1969, no. 275.
Glaze, Anita J. "The Children of Poro: A re-examination of the Rhythm-Pounder in Senufo Art, its Form and Meaning." Connaissance des Arts Tribaux, Bulletin publie par l'association des amis du Musée Barbier-Müller vol. 20 (1983), pp. 1–6.
Roy, Christopher D. Art and life in Africa: selections from the Stanley Collection. Iowa City: University of Iowa Museum of Art, 1985.
Roy, Christopher D. Art of the Upper Volta Rivers. Meudon: Alain et Francoise Chaffin, 1987.
Förster, Till. Die Kunst der Senufo: Museum Rietberg Zürich aus Schweizer Sammlungen. Zürich: Museum Rietberg, 1988.
Bochet, Gilbert. "The Poro of the Senufo." In Art of Côte d'Ivoire from the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum, edited by Jean-Paul Barbier. Vol. vol. 1. Geneva: Musée Barbier-Mueller, 1993.
Glaze, Anita J. "17. Senufo, Poro society female figure and 18. Senufo, Poro society professional figure." In Art of Côte d'Ivoire from the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum, edited by Jean-Paul Barbier. Vol. vol. 2. Geneva: Musée Barbier-Mueller, 1993.
Glaze, Anita J. "Pillars of the Community: Memorial figures for Ancestral and Recently Deceased 'Children of Poro' [Pombibele]." In Constellations: Studies in African Art, edited by Marie-Thérèse Brincard. Vol. vol. 1. Purchase: Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York at Purchase, 2009.
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