DepartmentAfrica

Man w/ Hat

NameSculpture

CultureYoruba

Datec. 1959

Place madeBenin, Africa

MediumWood, Paint

Dimensions11 × 3 1/16 × 2 9/16 in. (28 × 7.8 × 6.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.765

Object numberA.1981.4.765

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionCarved, painted, standing figure. Carries tray and object on head. Wears black hat, eyelids project, brown face. Holds scarf wrapped over shoulders.

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