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Shrine Figure (Alusi)
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ClassificationsAfrican Art

Shrine Figure (Alusi)

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureIgbo, southern
Date19th-20th Century
MediumWood
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions54 9/16 in. (138.6 cm)
Object number1994.004.621
Exhibition HistoryThree Rivers of Nigeria: Art of the Lower Niger, Cross, and Benue from the Collection of William and Robert Arnett, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978
Art of Nigeria from the William S. Arnett Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 15, 1994 - January 2, 1995
Published ReferencesMarcilene K. Wittmer and William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria: Art of the Lower Niger, Cross, and Benue (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1978), 12, number 19.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1978.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art