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Dukema Standing Figure

Dukema Standing Figure, late 19th or early 20th century

  • Nigerian, African

Carved wood

  • Overall: 9 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 1 3/8 inches (24.1 × 5.4 × 3.5 cm) Including base: 9 7/8 × 2 1/4 × 2 inches (25.1 × 5.7 × 5.1 cm)

Gift of the Honorable Jack Faxon

2001.171

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

Hon. Jack Faxon (Birmingham, Michigan, USA)

2002-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Nigerian, African, Dukema Standing Figure, late 19th or early 20th century, carved wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Honorable Jack Faxon, 2001.171.

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