Male Shrine Figure

Toibu, Son of Maku

Details

Title: Male Shrine Figure
Creator: Toibu, Son of Maku
Location: Ilobu, Nigeria
Physical Dimensions: 28 in. (71.1 cm)
Provenance: Ex coll. Merton D. Simpson, New York, until 1977. Ex coll. Nancy and Richard Block, Rancho Santa Fe, California. Ex coll. Charles S. Ackerman, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Sotheby's New York, May 11, 2012, lot 127.
Rights: © Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Bruce M. White
External Link: https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/32200/
Medium: Wood, pigment
Art Movement: Yoruba
Dates: 20th Century
Classification: African Art

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