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Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá), 1910-14. Wood and pigment.

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Wood and pigment · 152.5 × 31.8 × 40.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá)
Artist
Olowe of Ise (died 1938) Yòrùbá: Èkìtì; Ikere, Nigeria Coastal West Africa
Date
1910-14
Medium
Wood and pigment
Dimensions
152.5 × 31.8 × 40.6 cm (60 × 12 1/2 × 16 in.)
Credit line
The Art Institute of Chicago, Major Acquisitions Centennial Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.

Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá) · Olowe of Ise, 1910-14
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