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Bowl with figures

Olowe of Ise

Bowl with figures

Olowe of Ise
  • Date: 1925; Nigeria  
  • Style: Native Art, Yoruba
  • Genre: sculpture
  • Media: wood, pigment
  • Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, US
  • Dimensions: 170.18 x 83.82 cm
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Wood bowl composed of a kneeling female figure holding the bowl supported by female and male figures. Four female figures clasp arms atop the bowl's lid. A bearded male head rolls under the bowl behind the supporting figures. The bowl has an overall dark patina with underlying pigments of red, white and green.

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