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Head of an Oba
Head of an Oba

Head of an Oba

19th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueTerracotta
Dimensions34.6 x 24.1 x 27.3 cm (13 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel to the MFA for transfer to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Accession numberAPP.2014.223
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
ProvenanceFebruary, 1993, said to have been collected in Nigeria and acquired by Davis Gallery, New Orleans; April, 1994, sold by Davis Gallery to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequeathed by William Teel to the MFA and transferred to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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