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

