Artist:Yorùbá
Medium: Wood, pigment
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Dates:late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions: 62 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 6 in. (159.4 x 21.6 x 15.2 cm)
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Accession Number: 82.154.2
Image: 82.154.1_82.154.2_SL1.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Carved wood figurative house post painted red-brown, and composed of a horse and rider at the top. The bearded rider holds the handle of a flywhisk in his right hand. The whisk rests on his right shoulder. His coiffure is painted blue. He wears arm rings and bracelets, a tasseled baldric and is seated on a saddle with stirrups. The horse has a bridle. The equestrian figure rests on a small platform. Under him is a figure of a kneeling woman with hands supporting breasts. She wears ear plugs, bracelets, an amulet necklace, and girdle. Her coiffure is painted blue. Condition: Good. Evidence of wear and erosion from age visible throughout. Rider's left forearm is missing.