Carved Monolith (atal)

Ejagham (Bakor linguistic area)

Caption

Ejagham (Bakor linguistic area). Carved Monolith (atal), 16th century?. Basaltic stone, 31 x 8 x 7 in. (78.7 x 20.5 x 18.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georges Rodrigues in memory of Dr. Mino Badner, 77.83.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Carved Monolith (atal)

Date

16th century?

Geography

Possible place made: Cross River area, Nigeria, Possible place made: Cross River area, Cameroon

Medium

Basaltic stone

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

31 x 8 x 7 in. (78.7 x 20.5 x 18.0 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Georges Rodrigues in memory of Dr. Mino Badner

Accession Number

77.83

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