Eshu figure with shell attachments, unrecorded Oyo artist
Artwork Overview
Eshu figure with shell attachments,
late 1800s–1975
Where object was made: North Oyo, Nigeria
Material/technique: leather; pigment; rawhide; dyeing; staining; carving; wood; cowrie shell; shell
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 40 x 9 x 16 cm standing with shells draped
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 15 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 6 5/16 in
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 40 x 9 x 16 cm standing with shells draped
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 15 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 6 5/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenneth Palmer
Accession number: 2007.3098
Not on display
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