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Credit Line Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gordon D. Friedlander Date n.d. Object number 1971.151 Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply Type Sculpture Medium bronze Dimensions 23 x 9 ...

As part of our commitment to accessibility and transparency, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art is placing its collection records online. Please note that some records are incomplete ...

This sculpture is characteristic of the classic style except that the top element depicts human rather than bovine or avian figures. More recent funerary sculptures are more explicitly commemorative, ...

Type Sculpture-Relief Medium painted plaster Dimensions 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm) diam. See more items in Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection Department Painting and Sculpture Data Source ...

African Art in Color, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., May 17-October 9, 1983 Content Statement As part of our commitment to accessibility and transparency, ...