Figural Sculpture

2014.03.0709

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Artifact Identification Figural Sculpture   (2014.03.0709)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1970 - 1991
Culture Edo

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 121.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 17.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 9.8 cm
Weight 8000 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant--Ebony
Manufacturing Processes Carved

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Beier, Ulli. Art in Nigeria 1960. London: Cambridge University Press, 1960.

Grove Art Online. Felix Idubor. Accessed 1/2/2014. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T096587?q=felix+idubor&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit

Grillo, Y.A. and Juliet Highet. “Felix Idubor.” African Arts, vol. 2, no. 1.(Autumn, 1968), p. 30-35.

Idubor Arts Gallery Website. http://iduborartsgallery.com/about-us/

Mount, Marshall Ward. African Art: The Years since 1920. Indiana University Press, 1973. HIstory of Idubor’s work given in the chapter titled “Artists Independent of African Art Schools.”

Ohiogbonwan, Esebameh George and Njoku Kenneth Iheukwumere. “The Artist: Felix Idubor and Legacies.” The Intuition, date unknown. Accessed online.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction N/A

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