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Òsògbó (Ògbóni) Elders' Society Insignia (edan Òsògbó)

Òsògbó (Ògbóni) Elders' Society Insignia (edan Òsògbó)

Currently unknown artist or artists (Yorùbá style)

Artist/Maker
Currently unknown artist or artists (Yorùbá style)
Title
Òsògbó (Ògbóni) Elders' Society Insignia (edan Òsògbó)
Date
19th century
Material & Process
Brass and iron
Dimensions
with base: 10 15/16 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. overall
Credit
Bequest of Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender
Inventory No.
1992.205
Classification
Sculpture
Location
Nigeria

Related

1987, deposited on long-term loan to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art] by Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender (Oak Ridge, TN and Washington, DC); 1992, bequeathed to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Exhibition gallery guide, "Revealing Forms: African Art from the Elvehjem Collection." 2002.

  • Revealing Forms: African Art from the Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/20/2002–6/16/2002

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