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Kneeling Figure Blowing Whistle

Yorùbá

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Caption

Yorùbá. Kneeling Figure Blowing Whistle, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, sacrificial patina, 8 1/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.59. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Collection

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Collection

Culture

Title

Kneeling Figure Blowing Whistle

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment, sacrificial patina

Classification

Dimensions

8 1/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.

Credit Line

The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection

Accession Number

1989.51.59

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Yorùbá

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