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Mambila

Guardian Figure (Tadep)

Mambila, 1900-1932

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Mambila

Guardian Figure (Tadep)

Mambila, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, red, white, and black pigments, 9 3/4 × 3 15/16 × 3 15/16 in. (24.8 × 10 × 10 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Barry and Toby T. Hecht, Bethesda, Maryland
Object Number 1993.218
with hands to chest on each side; male is bearded
William and Robert Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
Wittmer, Marcilene A., and William Arnett. "Three Rivers of Nigeria: Art of the Lower Niger," Cross and Benue from the Collection of William and Robert Arnett. Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1978, pp. 85, ill. 206.
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 85, ill. 206

Culture

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2000–2000

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