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Door (Ilekun)
Master of Ikarelate 19th century
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Carved wood door, divided into four horizontal bands, each with scene in bas relief. Band one- 7 mothers with children on back. Band 2- warlord flanked by two attendants, one of whom is a staffbearer. Band 3- two warriors holding net for hunting. Band 4- warriors with rifles sheathed. CONDITION: Good, top left corner lower than right.
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Details
- Title: Door (Ilekun)
- Creator Nationality: 0
- Date Created: late 19th century
- Location Created: Ikare, Ondo State, Nigeria
- Type: Architectural Element
- Rights: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4670/Door_Ilekun
- Medium: Iroko wood
- Dimensions: 48 x 31 3/16 x 1 1/4 in. (121.9 x 79.2 x 3.2 cm)
- Culture: Yoruba
- Collection: Arts of Africa
- Artist: Master of Ikare
- Accession number: 22.1526
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