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Cowrie Garment (èwù ìlèkè) for Twin Memorial Figure (ere ibéjì)

Cowrie Garment (èwù ìlèkè) for Twin Memorial Figure (ere ibéjì)

Unknown

Artist
Unknown (Nigerian, Yorùbá People)
Title
Cowrie Garment (èwù ìlèkè) for Twin Memorial Figure (ere ibéjì)
Date
early 20th century
Medium
Cowrie shells and fabric
Credit
Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain, thanks to Jerry and Simona Chazen for their generosity to the University of Wisconsin
Accession No.
2013.52.2
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Nigeria

Related

6 December 2013, gifted by Drs. James and Gladys Witt Strain (Riverdale, NY) to the Chazen Museum of Art

  • Whirling Return of the Ancestors: Egúngún Arts of the Yorùbá and Beyond: Ruth Davis Design Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1/22/2018–4/8/2018

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