Miniature Head used in Divination (Olorin Ikin)

Yorùbá

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Yorùbá. Miniature Head used in Divination (Olorin Ikin), late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, 4 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (10.5 x 3.3 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Udo Horstmann Collection, Zug, Switzerland, 1996.114. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yorùbá

Title

Miniature Head used in Divination (Olorin Ikin)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

Ivory

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

4 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (10.5 x 3.3 x 3.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of The Udo Horstmann Collection, Zug, Switzerland

Accession Number

1996.114

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