Edan Female Figure
CultureAfrican, Nigeria, Yoruba
Datelate 19th or possibly early 20th century
MediumBronze with clay core, possible iron inclusion
Dimensionsapprox.: 11 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (29.5 x 12.1 x 13.7 cm)
Classificationssculpture
Credit LineGift of David Joyner Haynes and his wife Elizabeth Lynn Haynes
Object number2013.27.2
DescriptionFemale figure kneeling with arms clasped in front, holding a dish, with a thin rod (pipe?) attached at chin. One of a pair of kneeling figures, one male, one female. Associated with the Ogboni secret society. (Note: the name Onile with which the figures arrived refers to the Spirit of the Earth, a crucial figure in the rites and traditions of the Ogboni Society. Onile is represented as a single female figure but not as a pair.).On View
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