ClassificationsAfrican Art
Magbo Headdress Figure
Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba
MediumWood, metal, pigment
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions5 x 10 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (12.7 x 25.8 x 7.9 cm)
Object number1994.004.300
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: The High Museum of Art, 1980), 93, number 162.
ProvenanceEx coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- African Art
Esubiyi School
early 20th-late 20th Century
19th-late 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
20th Century
Adesina Workshop
20th Century
late 19th Century
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