Kneeling Female Figure
Titles
- FEMALE DEVOTEE OF THE RIVER GODDESS OSHUN
Dateearly 20th century
GeographyAfrica
MediumCarved wood with pigments
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePURCHASE, 1975 (4296.1)
Object number4296.1
DescriptionCaryatid or supporting figure. In kneeling position; with elaborate headdress forming hour-glass shaped capital, and badly termite-eaten base. Figure carries ritual rattle in her right hand and bird-topped staff in her left; she wears replica of mask in hair, heavy neck pieces and scanty pelvis covering. There are white brushed dots overall, white striped facial scarification patterns, bright blue on headdress, traces of ochre on eyelids and feet, and red coloration on bird.On View
Not on view
19th – 20th century
CA. 1st - 5th century
first half 20th century
19th century
c. 5th century BC – 4th century
19th century (collected 1874)
19th - early 20th century
ca. 8th century BC
19th c. or earlier
