About the Artwork
Ancestral Staff
early 20th century
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African
Fon
Iron and wood
Overall: 39 × 10 inches (99.1 × 25.4 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of Raymond Zimmerman
2000.154
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Ray Zimmerman (West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA)
2001-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Fon, African, Ancestral Staff, early 20th century, iron and wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Raymond Zimmerman, 2000.154.
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