ClassificationsAfrican Art
Shrine Sculpture of Mother and Child
Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Igbomina
MediumWood, pigment
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions7 1/2 x 21 13/16 x 6 7/16 in. (19.1 x 55.4 x 16.4 cm)
Object number1994.004.171
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 15, 1980Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1980), 69, number 119.
ProvenanceEx coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- African Art
19th-20th Century
ca. 1940
late 19th-early 20th Century
20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
