Emblem of Ogboni Office

Former TitleFigures (edan)

CultureYoruba peoples

Date20th century

MediumBrass and iron

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 × 9 × 3 inches (29.21 × 22.86 × 7.62 cm)
Part (female figure): 11 1/2 × 2 3/8 inches (29.21 × 6.03 cm)
Part (male figure): 11 1/4 × 2 1/2 inches (28.58 × 6.35 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund

Object number2004.18

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DescriptionThis work features two figures, one male and one female, connected by a chain at the top of their heads. Each figure sits on a rectangular-shaped piece of bronze that is pierced along two edges. Attached through these holes are chains that terminate in bell-like shapes. A spike protrudes from the bottom of each rectangle. The bodies of both figures are attenuated. The faces are the same, relaively round and flat and also bearded. The female holds a breast in each hand; a belt rests in the hands of the male.Provenance

Provenance

With Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium, by May 2002 [1];

Purchased, through L& R Entwistle & Co., Ltd., by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2004.

NOTES:

[1] According to the African Heritage Documentation & Research Centre database, www.ahdrc.eu, no. 0103596, this emblem was with Lucien van de Velde in May 2002, when it was photographed by Guy van Rijn.

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