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Beauty Under the Ocean
Beauty Under the Ocean
Beauty Under the Ocean
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAfrica

Beauty Under the Ocean

NameFloatograph
Maker Tunde Odunlade
CultureYoruba; Ife
Date2006
Place madeIbadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Africa
MediumRice paper, natural dyes, ink
DimensionsOverall: 25 9/16 x 18 11/16 in. (64.9 x 47.5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2011.54.1
DescriptionVertical abstract image of stylized coral forms in black, brown, olive green, dark brick red with touches of blue, yellow to yellow green and fluorescent red orange on translucent cream rice paper with three deckled edges. Signed "Tunde Odunlade Ife '06" at bottom center.
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