Pair of Anklets

Arts of Africa

Possibly early 20th century

Igbo
Nigeria
Coastal West Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Igbo
Title: Pair of Anklets
Place: Nigeria (Object made in:)
Medium: Brass
Dimensions: Diam.: 21.5 cm (8 1/2 in.); Both objects approximately the same: 14 × 34.3 × 34.3 cm (5 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Arts of Africa Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Reference Number: 2023.1375a-b

Constantine Petridis, ed., The Language of Beauty in African Art, exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2022), 175, cat. 123 (ill.).

Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth, Texas, “The Language of Beauty in African Art”, April 3-July 31, 2022; Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 20, 2022 - Feb. 27, 2023, cat. 123.

Susan C. Montiel-Colmenares, London, 1980s (or earlier) [correspondence between Colette Ghysels and Costa Petridis, Feb. 2023]; Colette and Jean-Pierre Ghysels, Couture-Saint-Germain, Belgium; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.

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