ClassificationsAfrican Art
Figured Vessel (Ikoko)
Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Oyo region (?)
MediumTerracotta
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm)
Object number1994.004.715
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980Art of Nigeria from the William S. Arnett Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 15, 1994 - January 2, 1995
Spirited Vessels: Creation and Ritual in African Ceramics, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 7 - April 11, 2004
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1980), 47, number 54.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- African Art
Ibuke School
20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
Maku
late 19th-early 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
early 20th Century
20th Century
