Relief Panel Artist: Asiru Olatunde (Nigerian, 1918–1993)

ca. 1965–75

African Art

Not on view

Medium

Aluminum sheet with repousse relief

Dimensions

36 3/8 × 21 1/2 in. (92.39 × 54.61 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Yung Wang, M.Arch. 1961

Accession Number

2016.146.9

Geography

Nigeria

Culture

Yorùbá

Period

20th century

Classification

Sculpture

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Provenance
The donor received the panels as a gift from Prof. Oguntola Yemi of Yabi, sometime from 1973 to 1976
Gift of Yung G. Wang to Yale University Art Gallery in 2016
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works), sculpture

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