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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Door (Ilekun)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art
Manner of (Yoruba, died 1915)
Manner of (Yoruba, died 1937)

Door (Ilekun)

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Oyo region, Erin
MediumWood
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions1 3/8 x 51 x 25 13/16 in. (3.5 x 129.5 x 65.5 cm)
Object number1994.004.347
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980
Art of Nigeria from the William S. Arnett Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 15, 1994 - January 2, 1995
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1980), 25, number 6.
ProvenanceEx coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art