mid-20th century.
Figures wood with organic & mineral pigments. Jacket cotton fabric with cowrie shells.
(10 1/2" h. x 12 1/2" w. x 4" d. including the cowrie jacket)
Exhibited at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, New Jersey (July to December, 2016) for exhibit: Sankofa.
Yoruba, Nigeria. Late-20th century.
Wood with organic/mineral patina, fabric, cracked mirror glass, cowrie shells, bone, misc. materials.
(31 1/2" h. x 8" w. x 9" d.)
Likely a trade piece.
Yoruba region, Nigeria. Mid-20th century.
3-Strip-woven cotton dyed with indigo w/ woven text ("ADEJOKE ORUNRE OLASANDE MOBAOKO - Original order of Olasande Mobaoko") and blue silk or synthetic fiber thread.
(72" l. x 13 1/2" w.)
