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“House of the Head” shrine (ile-ori)
Yoruba
mid-20th century
Object Place: Nigeria
Medium/Technique
Cloth, leather, cowrie, string, mirrors
Dimensions
Overall: 62 x 24 x 24 cm (24 7/16 x 9 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. James P. Strain
Accession Number2007.1000
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
ProvenanceBy the early 1980s, sold by Nimaga African Import, Los Angeles, to Dr. Jeffrey and Deborah Stokes Hammer; mid-1990s sold by Deborah Stokes Hammer to Drs. James and Gladys Strain, New York; 2007, gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. James P. Strain to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 31, 2007)