Agbagli Kossi
Agbagli Kossi (1935–1991) was a Togolese sculptor, whose work was representative of the West African Vodun art tradition.
Agbagli Kossi
- Name
- Agbagli Kossi
- Born
- 1935
- Birthplace
- Bè, Lomé, Togo
- Died
- 1991
- Movement
- West African Vodun art
- Known for
- Vodun figures; Venavi statuettes
- Nationality
- Togo.
- Occupation
- sculptor, carpenter and artist.
- Languages
- French.
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Agbagli Kossi (1935–1991) was a Togolese sculptor, whose work was representative of the West African Vodun art tradition.
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• Name — Agbagli Kossi • Birth Name — Agbagli Kossi • Born — 1935 • Birthplace — Bè, Lomé, Togo • Died — 1991 • Movement — West African Vodun art • Known for — Vodun figures; Venavi statuettes
Background
Background
He was born in Bè, a district of Lomé, and became an eminent figure among the vodou circles of Togo. He was particularly noted for his little wooden voodoo figures, painted mostly with pink lacquer, and occasionally white. He produced many examples of statuettes of twins, and children with their mothers, known as venavi. Kossi exhibited at the Magiciens de la terre exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris in 1989 and in 1991 his work was shown at an exhibition in Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. In 2008, his work appeared at the Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas showcasing at the Fowler Museum of UCLA in Los Angeles. Today, his work is represented in The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC).
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Agbagli Kossi is recorded with the occupation carpenter. Recorded as sculptor, carpenter and artist.
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1935
Agbagli Kossi was born in 1935.
1991
Agbagli Kossi died on 1 January 1991.
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