Altar figure for an Òrìṣà
Arts of Africa
MEDIUM
Wood, pigment
DATES
late 19th or early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
23 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 7 in. (59.7 x 21.6 x 17.8 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
22.1517
CREDIT LINE
Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Standing wood male figure, polychromed. Pinkish jacket, blue skirt over yellow short pants. Markings on cheeks and over brow. Hands may have once held regalia. Yoruba badge necklace around neck of figure.
Condition: hand missing, paint peeling, cracked.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Yorùbá artist. Altar figure for an Òrìṣà, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment
, 23 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 7 in. (59.7 x 21.6 x 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1517. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1517_front_PS5.jpg)
IMAGE
front,
CUR.22.1517_front_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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