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Two brass figures joined by chain.
Figures (edan ogboni)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Figures (edan ogboni)

Maker Yoruba Artist
Dateundated
Place of originNigeria, Africa
MediumBrass
Dimensions8 1/2 x 8 x 2 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number2002.39.3
Collections
Visual DescriptionTwo brass figures joined by chain.
Stylized male and female figures in kneeling pose. Each has a conical headdress with eight spikes on each side; female has hands on her breasts and male has hands on his abdomen.
Pair of Ogboni Society Figures (edan ogboni)
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Staff in the form of a seated figure on an iron rod, holding a dish to the front, with scarifications and beard.
Figural staff (edan Oshugbo)
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A brass cover modeled with a face and surmounted by a figure wearing a hat.
Cover
Yoruba Artist
undated
Figure on a mound base holding a long flute to the mouth. Figure has a with tall coiffure and brass ring on arm. Patina.
Esu Figure
Yoruba Artist
undated
Carved wood figure with various attachments: medicine bundles with feathers and other substances, cowrie strands on neck and head, monkey skull attached to front with cords, shells and seed pods and gourd bound to figure with cord, back covered with burlap; dots of blue and white pigment on figure; figure holds a club in each hand; has conical headdress, strand of red and green beads on back, iron chain with small conical bell attached at end dangling at feet.
Smallpox God
Yoruba Artist
1969
Cross with joined arms and two brackets attached to central support. Incised surface with images of the Virgin and Child, Crucifixion, and a written inscription on lower arm.
Processional Cross
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mid-late 18th century
Object with abstracted geometric forms, and four legs.
Symbolic object (ofo)
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Round fan inscribed with crossbars filled with row of circles; rim has incised border of lines enclosing circles; handle is pure copper with segments of three bars separated by spheres, and a double loop on the end.
Fan for Priestess of Osun
Yoruba Artist
1970-1971
abstract form, cylindrical neck beneath a concave oval head, triangular nose and large domed eyes, diagonal rows of flat brass sheets and a cruciform of copper and brass cover the face, a crescent shape arches over the crown
Reliquary Figure (mbulu)
Kota
early 20th century
Two small, shiny brass figurines standing on rectangular bases. The taller figure on the left has cobra heads on their shoulders and the figure on the right has a veil over their head. Both figures are holding items in their hands.
Parvati and Shiva
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A brass sculpture depicts a stylized figure riding a stylized tiger. The rider is flanked by two smaller figures and is framed by an arched halo featuring openwork patterns and spikes.
Durga Riding a Tiger
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A small, brass sculpture featuring two stylized figures standing within a circular, openwork frame decorated with small loops.
Two Deities
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