Kalabari Screen Figures (Duein Fubara)
Artist
Pokia family
(Nigerian)
Donor
Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Mansheim
CultureNigerian
Datelate 19th century
MediumWood, ochres, vegetable fibers, and iron nails
Dimensions30 x 35 x 5 1/4 in. (76.2 x 88.9 x 13.3 cm)
Figure 1 (L to R): 9 x 4 1/4 x 6 in. (22.9 x 10.8 x 15.2 cm)
Figure 2 (L to R): 12 3/4 x 6 x 6 1/2 in. (32.4 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm)
Figure 3 - Central : 29 x 10 x 8 3/4 in. (73.7 x 25.4 x 22.2 cm)
Figure 4 (L to R): 13 x 6 x 7 1/2 in. (33 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm)
Figure 5 (L to R): 10 x 4 x 5 3/4 in. (25.4 x 10.2 x 14.6 cm)
Figure 1 (L to R): 9 x 4 1/4 x 6 in. (22.9 x 10.8 x 15.2 cm)
Figure 2 (L to R): 12 3/4 x 6 x 6 1/2 in. (32.4 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm)
Figure 3 - Central : 29 x 10 x 8 3/4 in. (73.7 x 25.4 x 22.2 cm)
Figure 4 (L to R): 13 x 6 x 7 1/2 in. (33 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm)
Figure 5 (L to R): 10 x 4 x 5 3/4 in. (25.4 x 10.2 x 14.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Renée and Paul Mansheim
Object number2012.8.7
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110
Label TextAbonnema Village Complex River State, Nigeria Kalabari Screen Figures (Duein Fubara), Late 19th Century Wood, ochres, vegetable fibers, and iron nails, 30 x 35 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Renée and Paul Mansheim 2012.8.7 ProvenanceCreated in the late nineteenth century by sculptors of the Pokia family atelier, Abonnema Village Complex, River State, Nigeria. Abonnema Village Complex until May 5, 1998, when the Principal Spiritual members of the complex sold the Screens to S. I. Okpanwa, Enugu State, Nigeria (an official receipt accompanies the sale). Collection Charles Jones, Wilmington, North Carolina. Charles Davis Gallery, 3964 Magazine Street, New Orleans, by August 1998. Purchased by Renée and Paul Mansheim from the Charles Davis Gallery, December 5, 1998. Gift of Renée and Paul Mansheim to Chrysler Museum of Art, 2012.
