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Urhobo

Female Shrine Figure

Urhobo, 1800-1999

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Urhobo

Female Shrine Figure

Urhobo, 1800-1999

Physical Qualities Wood, pigment, Overall (Figure): 52 x 17 in. (132.1 x 43.2 cm.) Overall (Large Staff): 44 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (113 x 4.8 cm.) Overall (Small Figurative Staff): 11 5/8 x 1 in. (29.5 x 2.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Asif and Jean Shaikh, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Object Number 2007.319a-c
a) Figure b) Figurative staff c) Staff
Charles Jones African Art

Culture

Urhobo

2000–2000

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