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Ancestral figure
Oron
20th century
Object Place: Nigeria
Medium/Technique
Wood, camwood
Dimensions
Overall (h x w): 43.2 x 8.9 cm (17 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. Jamie P. Strain
Accession Number2003.792
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBy the mid-1960s, purchased in Nigeria by a private collector and taken to Chicago. Mid-1980s, purchased by Drs. James and Gladys Strain, New York; 2003, year-end gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. Jamie P. Strain to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 2004)