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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Headdress
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Headdress

Artist Yoruba peoples
MediumWood and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 16 in. (40.6 cm)
ClassificationsAfrican art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2406
Terms
  • Africa
  • Republic of Benin
  • Dahomey
  • Nigeria
Collections
On View
On view
DescriptionObject, possibly a fragment of a headdress, made by the Yoruba, an ethnic group from the Republic of Benin.

Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
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