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Female Figure (Alusi)

Igbo, 1900-1932

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Igbo

Female Figure (Alusi)

Igbo, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, ochre, black, and white pigments, cloth, (without base): 18 1/8 × 6 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (46 × 16.5 × 11 cm.) Base: 1 9/16 × 5 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (4 × 14.3 × 14 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Gilbert and Jean Jackson, Potomac, Maryland
Object Number 1990.167
With layered coiffure, checkered cloth around waist, white lower legs and feet

Culture

Igbo

2000–2000

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