Carved Monolith (atal)
Caption
Ejagham (Bakor linguistic area). Carved Monolith (atal), 16th century?. Basaltic stone, 31 x 8 x 7 in. (78.7 x 20.5 x 18.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georges Rodrigues in memory of Dr. Mino Badner, 77.83. Creative Commons-BY
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Carved Monolith (atal)
Date
16th century?
Geography
Possible place made: Cross River area, Nigeria, Possible place made: Cross River area, Cameroon
Medium
Basaltic stone
Classification
Dimensions
31 x 8 x 7 in. (78.7 x 20.5 x 18.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Georges Rodrigues in memory of Dr. Mino Badner
Accession Number
77.83
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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