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early 20th century
Wood, metal, cloth, pigment, and encrustation
25 9/16 × 7 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (65 × 20 × 17.5 cm)
Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection
2006.51.504
Geography:
Guinea Coast, Nigeria
Culture:
Jukun
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Alain Dufour, Paris
Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, 1977
Khepri van Rijn (Louis Pieter Cornelis [Lode]van Rijn), Amsterdam: unknown dates
Reynold C. Kerr (Ethnos Gallery), New York: unknown date - Mar. 8, 1979
Charles B. Benenson Collection, donated to Yale University Art Gallery in 2004
Bibliography:
“Galerie Van De Velde advertisement,” Arts d’Afrique Noire 22 (1977): 5.
“Acquisitions, July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2006): 222.
Frederick John Lamp, Amanda Maples, and Laura M. Smalligan, Accumulating Histories: African Art from the Charles B. Benenson Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2012), 288, ill.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
