About This Artwork

Abogunde of Ede (active late 19th century)
Yoruba
Ede, Oyo region, Nigeria

Female Figure with Offering Bowl, Late 19th century

Wood, beads, and traces of pigment
62.2 x 19 x 31.7 cm (24 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Gift of the Alsdorf Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Antonow; Samuel P. Avery Fund; gift of Herbert Baker and Gwendolyn Miller, the Britt Family Collection, and Gaston T. de Havenon; Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Hokin, Robert Stolper, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Weiss; through prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wielgus, 1988.21