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Container (Opon Igede)
YorubaEarly 20th century
- Attribution
- Areogun (c. 1880-1954) Yoruba Osi-Ilorin, Nigeria Coastal West Africa
- Medium
- Wood and pigment
- Physical dimensions
- 49.5 × 52 cm (19 1/2 × 20 1/2 in.)
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by Marshall Field
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Designed to store the implements of a diviner, this container features scenes that refer to conflict and resolution: two women pounding into a mortar, a woman struggling against two men, and a man riding a bicycle, among others. During his long and influential career, Areogun of Osi Ilorin—who also made the opon ifa divination tray in this case—developed a style characterized by imagery carved in a deep bas-relief.
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