TRIBAL people head (conservatively dated c. 18th–19th century); a pair of Ibeji twin fi gures; and a 6’8” tall Urhobo founder ancestor 86 fi gure dressed as he would be in the shrine, close this section. Located near the entrance to the Pacifi c Gallery, the Urhobo fi gure faces an equally imposing standing male fi gure from Ambrym Island, Vanatu. deCorAtiVe Arts And desiGn Along the opposite wall, African “decorative arts” are displayed. These include musical instruments, containers for cosmetics and ointments, items of personal adornment, and architectural elements such as a weathered Dogon granary door on which a pair of lizards is carved in relief, headrests, seats, and weapons. The artists who made these artworks applied the same creativity, skill, and craftsmanship to their design and decoration as they did to the masks and fi gures used in religious and social rituals. In this section visitors can listen to the sounds of a Senufo drum, a Zande harp (fi g. 11), and a Chokwe thumb piano. A modern Hugh Tracey thumb piano is provided for visitors to play. A number of works in this section have never been on view before, including the museum’s mirror case and kneeling female fi gure with bowl (fi g. 12), both by noted Yoruba artist Olowe of Ise (c. 1876–c. 1938); a pair of Fulani hammered gold earrings; and a Dan wooden stool (fi g. 13) that is paired with a borrowed “grandfather’s chair.” FIG. 11 (above): Harp with human head, kundi. Zande, DR Congo. Late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, leather, metal, glass beads. W: 42.4 cm. Dallas Museum of Art, The Clark and Frances Stillman Collection of Congo Sculpture, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc., inv. 1978.54.McD. FIG. 12 (left): Kneeling female fi gure with bowl, olumeye, attributed to Olowe of Ise. Yoruba, Effon-Alaiye, Ekiti region, Nigeria. C. 1910–c. 1938. Wood, pigment, paint. H: 49.5 cm. Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc., inv. 2004.16.McD. FIG. 13 (right): Stool. Dan, Côte d’Ivoire or Liberia. 1900–mid-20th century. Wood. H: 26.4 cm. Dallas Museum of Art, African Collection Fund, inv. 2009.38.1.
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