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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.
Okperu (Cockerel) Shrine Figure
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.

Okperu (Cockerel) Shrine Figure

Artist Edo peoples (Nigerian)
CultureAfrican
DateEarly- to mid-20th century
MediumWood with metal overlay
DimensionsOverall: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2386
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110, Case 67
DescriptionRooster altarpiece of wood with metal overlay.

Label TextShrine Figure, early to mid 20th century Edo peoples, Nigerian (African) Wood with metal overlay, 17 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2386Exhibition History"Large or Small, Bronze or Wood, Painted or Plain: Problems and Solutions in Sculpture", The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, July 9, 1981 - September 13, 1981. "I Am Copying Nobody: The Art and Political Cartoons of Akinola Lasekan," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, April 13 - August 11, 2024.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.
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