Sakalava or Bara peoples, Madagascar
Early to mid-20th century
Wood, pigment, metal
180 x 24.5 x 27.5 cm (70 7/8 x 9 5/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
2005-6-4, gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (cat. no. 42)
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The stunning naturalism of this male figure is unique and undocumented. Rendered as a powerful warrior with a muscular body, striding stance, strong hands each clenching a spear, and a piercing gaze, the figure radiates authority. Status is indicated by his tufted coiffure and by his loincloth, a traditional form of male attire in Madagascar. The loincloth is wrapped in such a way as to display the decorated ends, suggested here in the traces of red pigment.
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