Gnogome (Camel)
- Title
- Gnogome (Camel)
- LC Subject
- Pottery Ceramic sculpture Ceramics Animals in art Camels ceramics (object genre) studio ceramics
- Creator
- Neuenschwander, Ronna
- Description
- This sculpture by Portland artist Ronna Neuenscwander stems from her experience in the West African country of Mali. The urge to trace the camel caravans of the Sahara Desert to Timbuktu created a backdrop for unanticipated adventures. Inspired by ancient cultures as quietly pervasive as the sands, she encountered a land that gives nothing, yet produces a life of utmost grace (unknown source, OAC documentation). R. Neuenschwander; Gnogome (Camel); 22 (h) x 21 (w) x 8 (d) inches; earthenware, adobe; 1984 For more information and background on the artist, see The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
- View
- front
- Location
- General Services Building >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- 1225 Ferry St. S. E., Salem Oregon
- Award Date
- 1984
- Identifier
- 1985_salem_dept_gen-srvces_08_a01
- Accession Number
- 1985_salem_dept_gen-srvces_08_a01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Neuenschwander, Ronna
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 22 inches high x 21 inches wide x 8 inches deep (without plexiglass box)
- Material
- Ceramic art earthenware, adobe
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- 1985 Department of General Services (Salem) 1985_salem_dept_gen-srvces
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Note
- Real Property Division
- Color Space
- RGB
- Biographical Information
- This camel's hide becomes a fabric called "Boko Lanfini" which means "Mud Cloth" and is made by the Bambara of Mali. The white cotton cloth is woven by the men (as is all the cloth and blankets in West Africa) and then painted and dyed numerous times with an aged [missing word] by the women. The markings are symbols representing Mali, water, drums, paths (Neuenschwander, 1985).
