Altar

Altar, 19th or 20th century

  • Yoruba, African

Wood and pigment

  • Framed: Overall: 35 1/4 × 20 × 23 3/8 inches (89.5 × 50.8 × 59.4 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

F73.225.A

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

  • Yoruba
  • Wood
  • Pigment
  • Figures (representations)
  • Door
  • Altar
  • Woman
  • Lizard
  • Nigeria
  • Warrior
  • Snakes
  • Horse

Details

Provenance

(Georges D. Rodrigues); 1973-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Rights Status

Yoruba, African, Altar, 19th or 20th century, wood and pigment. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, F73.225.A.

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