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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

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)