Standing Figure holding a Rifle
Lamidi Fakeye, Yoruba / Nigerian, 1928 - 2009
about 1960-1980
Wood
Overall: 13 5/8 × 3 7/8 × 2 13/16 in. (34.6 × 9.8 × 7.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Al Farrow
2017.71.1
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, on bottom: L.O.FAKEYE
Provenance
Al Farrow, San Rafael, California; given to present collection, 2017.
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