Totem

Original Title

The Totem

Devised Title

Totem

Date

1970-1980

Creator

Lobi Artisans

Contributor

Nana Araba Apt

Description

The Totem can represent a family, clan, or tribe and are often depicted as animals, plants, or other natural objects and its presence is seen as a source of strength and unity for the community. Dr. Robbya Green- Weir an assistant professor in Health Administration at FAMU suggested that MEBA was an ideal landing place for the Field Spirits of the Fante Collection. The importance of the collection to FAMU would be that it represents the agricultural significance of FAMU.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Agriculture See all items with this value

Spirituality See all items with this value

Religion See all items with this value

Location

Tallahasee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Wood

Additional Techniques

Sculpting

Measurements

L:111cm x W:25cm

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

AR_0001_03_0010

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0008

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Collection

Nana Apt Field Spirits Collection and Marian Sylvia Horowitz Collection

Language

English