Object Number | 84-18-3A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Owo | Yoruba |
Provenience | Nigeria |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory |
Technique | Carved |
Iconography | Head |
Description | Carved ivory head with short tight hairdo and beard. Neckrings with barrel shaped attachments front and back. Bulging eyes with black insets. Chess piece (?) On rounded base with carved zig-zag decoration on edge. Traditional style. |
Height | 7 cm |
Outside Diameter | 4 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Charles C. G. Chaplin, 1984 |
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