Marionette:Colonial Figure | Yale University Art Gallery

early 20th century

Medium: Wood, metal, pigment, and twine
Dimensions: 32 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 17 in. (82.55 × 34.29 × 43.18 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Lise, Ceil, and Zoe Friedman in memory of Martin Friedman
Accession Number: 2017.155.1
Geography: Cross River region, Nigeria
Culture: Ibibio
Period: 20th century
Classification: Sculpture
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Provenance

Bought in London from the Berkeley Gallery in 1965 by Martin Friedman, former director of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Donated to Yale University Art Gallery by Lise Friedman, 2017

Bibliography

"Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2018), 4

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Additional information

Object/Work type

figures (representations), marionettes

Subject

colonials

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