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Seated Figural Group
Seated Figural Group

Seated Figural Group

Artist Foday Brima Sierra Leonean, active in Koribondu, 20th century
Dateearly 1970s
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood and pigment
DimensionsH. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm) x Diam. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Reginald and Celeste Hodges
Object number2019.13.12
On View
On view
ProvenanceCommissioned in Koribondu, Jaiama Bongor Chiefdom, Bo District, Sierra Leone, early 1970s, Reginald Hodges, Durham, NC; given to NCMA, 2019.
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