Oil Lamp in the Form of a Woman's Body

Arts of Africa

19th/20th century

Yoruba
Nigeria
Coastal West Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Artist: Yoruba
Title: Oil Lamp in the Form of a Woman's Body
Place: Nigeria (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1800–1999
Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 31 × 62 cm (12 3/16 × 24 7/16 in.); Diam.: 62 cm (24 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: H. L. and Mary T. Adams Fund
Reference Number: 1976.691

Washington, D.C., National Museum of African Art, African Art in the Cycle of Life, Sept. 28, 1987-Mar. 20, 1988.
Waterloo, Iowa, Waterloo Municipal Galleries, The Legacy of Africa in the New World, Jan. 10–Feb. 24, 1991; traveled to Davenport Museum of Art, Apr. 1–May 15, 1991; Mason City, Iowa, MacNider Art Museum, Oct. 12–Nov. 10, 1991; Sioux City Art Center, Jan. 18–Mar. 29, 1992.
Chicago, Ill., Columbia College Art Gallery, Spirits and Spouses, Gender Roles in African Art, Feb. 12.-Apr. 5, 1996, no cat.

George Rodrigues, New York, N.Y., by 1976; sold to Michael Oliver, Oliver-Miller, Inc., New York, N.Y., by 1976; sold to the Art Institute, 1976.

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