ClassificationsAfrican Art
Janus Head Shango Staff
Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Ekiti region
MediumWood
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions1 1/2 x 9 x 1 3/4 in. (3.8 x 22.9 x 4.4 cm)
Object number1994.004.466
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technqiue and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1980), 30, number 15.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- African Art
Bamgboye
Ibuke School
20th Century
Adesina Workshop
late 19th-early 20th Century
