Beembe
Male Figure
Bembe, 1866
Physical Qualities
Wood, porcelain, raffia, 7 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 9/16 in. (18 x 7 x 6.5 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.387
Facial features are classic style, carving is superior.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, by gift, 1950; Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland, by purchase.
"Meditations on African Art: PATTERN," March 12-August 17, 2008, BMA, Karen Milbourne.
"Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963-2017," Apr 22, 2018-July 29, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala (Head Curator Katy Siegel).
"Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963-2017," Apr 22, 2018-July 29, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala (Head Curator Katy Siegel).
Frederick John Lamp, "See the Music Hear the Dance: Rethinking African Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art." New York: Prestel, 2003, p. 11, ill.
Katy Siegel, "Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963-2017," New York: Gregory Miller and Company, 2018. ill, p. 103
Shiff, Richard. "Jack Whitten: Cosmic Soul." New York: Hauser & Wirth, 2022. ill, p. 134.
On View: Cone Wing, Gallery 3
