ClassificationsAfrican Art
Divination Tray (Opon or Ate Ifa)
Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Ekiti region
MediumWood
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions1 3/4 x 16 15/16 x 16 15/16 in. (4.4 x 43 x 43 cm)
Object number1994.004.499
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
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1980), 37, number 34.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- African Art
late 19th-early 20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
