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Identity of the sacred : two Nigerian shrine figures / curated by Roslyn A. Walker and Andrea Nicolls ; edited by Migs Grove.

Title
Identity of the sacred : two Nigerian shrine figures / curated by Roslyn A. Walker and Andrea Nicolls ; edited by Migs Grove.
Author
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Publication
Washington, DC : Smithsonian, National Museum of African Art, [2000]

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Additional Authors
  • Grove, Migs.
  • Nicolls, Andrea.
  • Walker, Roslyn A.
Description
[6] p. : ill. (some col.); 21 x 24 cm.
Subject
  • Alusi
  • Art and religion > Nigeria > Exhibitions
  • Art, Urhobo > Exhibitions
  • Igbo male figures (Representations)
  • National Museum of African Art (U.S.) > Exhibitions
  • Sculpture, Igbo > Exhibitions
  • Urhobo female figures (Representations)
  • Wood-carved figurines > Nigeria > Exhibitions
Note
  • The National Museum of African Art exhibited two Nigerian shrine figures from its permanent collection, September 24, 2000-April 2, 2001: one, an Urhobo edjo figure, the other, an Igbo alusi figure.
  • Caption title.
  • Folded sheet (21 x 55 cm.), printed on both sides, folded to 21 x 24 cm.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain