Figure Holding a Flute

Yorùbá

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Caption

Yorùbá. Figure Holding a Flute, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, leather, 5 1/2 x 2 x 2 1/4 in. (14 x 5.1 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.115. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yorùbá

Title

Figure Holding a Flute

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

Wood, leather

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 2 x 2 1/4 in. (14 x 5.1 x 5.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall

Accession Number

87.218.115

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