ClassificationsAfrican Art
Ogboni Figure (Onile Ogboni)
Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Egha (?)
MediumBrass
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions8 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 3 15/16 in. (21 x 9 x 10 cm)
Object number1994.004.728
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: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1980), 68, number 117.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- African Art
20th Century
late 19th Century
19th-20th Century
19th Century or later
20th Century
early 20th Century
ca. 1940