COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1988.21
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AIC_.1988.21
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Nigerian
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African; West African; Nigerian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Nigeria//Africa, West Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Southern Ghana, Southern Nigeria, Togo (SL) Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
cdt
Africa, Nigeria//Africa, West Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Southern Ghana, Southern Nigeria, Togo (SL) Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Yoruba
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Yoruba
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Abogunde of Ede
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Abogunde of Ede
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Nigerian
crc
African; West African; Nigerian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Nigeria Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
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Africa, Nigeria Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Abogunde of Ede
crt
Abogunde of Ede
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Female Figure with Offering Bowl
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Female Figure with Offering Bowl
Title
false
Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
false
Title:
Shrine Figure
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Shrine Figure
Title
false
Title Type:
alternate
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alternate
Title Type
false
View:
3/4 view showing child on back
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3/4 view showing child on back
View
false
Creation Date:
mid 19th century/ early 20th century
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mid 19th century/ early 20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1801
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1801
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1900
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1900
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, glass beads, traces of pigment
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Wood, glass beads, traces of pigment
Materials and Techniques
false
Subject Description:
Female figure kneeling holding bowl, and carrying child on back. Crescent-shaped eyes with incised pupils; incised lines perpendicular to eyes. Small, braod nose; small, closed mouth with beard-like projection. Incised lines delineate face and jaws. Intricate coiffure with incised lines arranged in diagonal pattern; insect damage to coiffure. Depicted with bead necklace. Arms bent at elbows to form right angles; incised lines delineate bracelets on wrists. Articulated hands join small bowl. Projecting conical shaped breasts; slightly raised stomach. Rounded, slightly projected buttocks; raised design delineates hip-belt; rounded legs end at knees. Child on back with crescent-shaped eyes; small, broad nose; and small closed mouth. Intricate coiffure with incised patterning. Depicted with bead necklace. Arms extend from shoulders at right angles; attach to main figure under arms. Incised lines delineate bracelets and hip-belt. Old loss to legs of main figure.
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Female figure kneeling holding bowl, and carrying child on back. Crescent-shaped eyes with incised pupils; incised lines perpendicular to eyes. Small, braod nose; small, closed mouth with beard-like projection. Incised lines delineate face and jaws. Intricate coiffure with incised lines arranged in diagonal pattern; insect damage to coiffure. Depicted with bead necklace. Arms bent at elbows to form right angles; incised lines delineate bracelets on wrists. Articulated hands join small bowl. Projecting conical shaped breasts; slightly raised stomach. Rounded, slightly projected buttocks; raised design delineates hip-belt; rounded legs end at knees. Child on back with crescent-shaped eyes; small, broad nose; and small closed mouth. Intricate coiffure with incised patterning. Depicted with bead necklace. Arms extend from shoulders at right angles; attach to main figure under arms. Incised lines delineate bracelets and hip-belt. Old loss to legs of main figure.
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Africa,West Africa,Nigeria,Osun (state),Ede
ocp
Africa,West Africa,Nigeria,Osun (state),Ede
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H: 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); W: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); D: 12 1/2 in. (31.7 cm)
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H: 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); W: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); D: 12 1/2 in. (31.7 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1988.21
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1988.21
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior Gifts of the Alsdorf Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Antonow, Bert Baker and Gwendolyn Miller, Britt Family Collection Gaston T. de Havenon, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Hokin, RobertStolper, Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Weiss, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wielgus; Through prior acquisition of the Samuel P. Avery and Ada Turnbull Hertle endowments.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior Gifts of the Alsdorf Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Antonow, Bert Baker and Gwendolyn Miller, Britt Family Collection Gaston T. de Havenon, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Hokin, RobertStolper, Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Weiss, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wielgus; Through prior acquisition of the Samuel P. Avery and Ada Turnbull Hertle endowments.
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E33466.TIF
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AIC_.E33466.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false