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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Female Shrine Figure (alusi)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Female Shrine Figure (alusi)

Attribution Ubah of Isufoia (Nigerian, active 1920 - 1940)
DateEarly 20th Century
Made/manufacturedNanka, Africa
MediumWood, patina
Dimensions49 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (125.1 x 31.1 x 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1990.14.107
Collections
DescriptionFigure with upraised palms, scarifications, plaited and created coiffure, and pigments.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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