About the Artwork
House of the Head
20th century
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African
Yoruba
Leather, fabric, glass, and cowrie shells
Overall: 17 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (44.5 × 21.6 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of Catherine Carter Blackwell
2003.203
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Catherine Carter Blackwell
2003-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Yoruba, African, House of the Head, 20th century, leather, fabric, glass, and cowrie shells. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Catherine Carter Blackwell, 2003.203.
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