DepartmentAfrica
Mother and Child
NameSculpture
CultureYoruba
Place madeNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, paint, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 17 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 7 1/16 in. (44.7 x 14.3 x 18 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Greg LaChapelle
Object numberA.2011.20.4
DescriptionKneeling nude female with child perched on back. Woman holds digging stick with worn face and large ears between her hands in front of her. Woman's and child's faces have scarifiation lines, and blue and white pigments remain in hair of both. Carved on thick oval base.
