Four-faced Figure

CultureLega peoples

Date20th century

MediumIvory

DimensionsOverall: 5 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 inches (12.7 × 3.81 × 2.86 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker

Object number65-48/8

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

Exhibition History

The Impact of the Primitive on Contemporary Art, Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, MO, April 1967.

Provenance

Herbert (1924-2001) and Gwen Baker, Highland Park, IL, no. A-30, by December 4, 1965 [1];

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1965.

NOTES:

[1] Herbert Baker began collecting African art in 1950.

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