Anthropomorphic Figure

ca. 300–1200

African Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Stone

Dimensions

30 × 7 in. (76.2 × 17.78 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of SusAnna and Joel B. Grae

Accession Number

2010.6.44

Geography

Niger

Culture

Bura

Period

4th–13th century

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
William J. Jenack Auctioneers, Chester, N.Y.; SusAnna and Joel B. Grae, New York, to 2010; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed 2012), 3
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

figures (representations)

Subject

anthropomorphic heads (representations)

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