Nupe
Veranda Post for a Royal Palace
Nupe, 1866-1932
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Nupe
Veranda Post for a Royal Palace
Nupe, 1866-1932
Physical Qualities
Wood, 71 x 9 in. (180.3 x 22.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Object Number
2007.291
Carved from a single piece of wood, this dramatic post once adorned the interior courtyard of the Nupe king’s palace. Here, an artist has skillfully transformed key objects of daily life such as a drum (at the bottom) and mortar (at the top), into a spiraling column that intersperses geometric form with open space.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2007; Private Collection, Baltimore, Maryland; Eric Robertson
Karen Milbourne, BMA, "Meditations on African Art: PATTERN," March 12-August 17, 2008
On View at the BMA
