Figure: Male

Workshop of Ibuke Compound

1900–1950

Not on view

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Title: Figure: Male
Artist: Workshop of Ibuke Compound , possibly
Date: 1900–1950
Geography: Nigeria
Culture: Yoruba peoples, Oyo group (?)
Medium: Wood, beads, iron, pigment
Dimensions: Height 18-1/4 in.
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Sol and Josephine Levitt, 1992
Object Number: 1992.162.4
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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