Sculpture

2013-12-1

From: Nigeria | Ikot Ekpene

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2013-12-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Nigeria | Ikot Ekpene
Creator Thomsen Akpan
Date Made -1986
Section African
Materials Wood | Pigment
Technique Painted
Iconography Human figures | Snake | Boat | Canoe
Description

Painted wood boat with seven passenger. Mami Wata riding a canoe flanked by six devotees/paddlers, made by Thomsen Akpan of Ikot Ekpene Nigeria, circa 1986.

Height 28 cm
Length 49 cm
Width 25 cm
Credit Line Gift of Kate and Shapoor Pourshariati, 2013
Other Number TC-2013-10-1 - Old Loan Number

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