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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Olojufoforo Mask
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art

Olojufoforo Mask

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Ekiti region, northern
MediumWood, pigment
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions6 1/2 x 31 9/16 x 12 13/16 in. (16.5 x 80.2 x 32.5 cm)
Object number1994.004.737
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: The High Museum of Art, 1980), 90, number 159.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art