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Divination Necklace (Ide Odigba Ileke)

Divination Necklace (Ide Odigba Ileke)

Gallery Location

Not currently on view

Currently unknown artist or artists (Yorùbá style)

Artist/Maker
Currently unknown artist or artists (Yorùbá style)
Title
Divination Necklace (Ide Odigba Ileke)
Date
early 20th century
Material & Process
Glass beads, string, and fabric
Dimensions
39 1/4 x 4 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Witt Strain
Inventory No.
1992.69
Classification
Beadwork
Location
Nigeria

Related

5 May 1992, gifted by Drs. James and Gladys Strain (Riverdale, NY) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Exhibition gallery guide, "Revealing Forms: African Art from the Elvehjem Collection." 2002.
  • Drewal, Henry John. "African Art at the Elvehjem." Bulletin/Biennial Report 2001-2003. Elvehjem Museum of Art (2003): 16-36. pp. 16-36

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

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