Reproduction of a Iyoba (Queen Mother) with Conical Headress
Unidentified Edo maker
about 1947
Plaster
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
47.24.10855
Geography
Place Made: Southern Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Model
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Provenance
University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; sold to present collection, 1947.
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