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Loan Object
Cultural Object
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House Post with Three Figures

early to mid-20th century

Wood, pigment, and encrustation

base+object: 57 × 10 × 8 1/2 in. (144.78 × 25.4 × 21.59 cm)
Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2014.8.50
Geography: 
Country Nigeria
Country Republic of Benin
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Yorùbá
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Architectural Elements
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