COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1977.493
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator:
Nigeria, Ekiti, Efon-Alaiye Yoruba (Possibly by Obembe Alaye or Agonbiofe)
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Nigerian
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Nigeria//Africa, West Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Southern Ghana, Southern Nigeria, Togo (SL) Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
Creator Name-CRT:
Yoruba
Title:
Female Figure with Rooster Offering Bowl
Title Type:
preferred
View:
front view
Creation Date:
c.1880
Creation Start Date:
1875
Creation End Date:
1885
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, beads, pigment
Subject Description:
Kneeling female figure presenting bowl in the form of a rooster. Female figure with elaborate coiffure; bulging, almond-shaped eyes; broad nose; projecting conical-shaped breasts; incised scarification marks on face and body. Bowl with lid in the form of a rooster with incised geometric patterns.
Creation Place:
...,Nigeria,Ondo (state),Ekiti,Efon-Alaiye
Dimensions:
H: 16 in (40.1 cm); W: 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); D: 9 in. (22.8 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1977.493
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E33681.TIF
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