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Horned Female Figure (tiyambo)
Image Not Available for Horned Female Figure (tiyambo)

Horned Female Figure (tiyambo)

Datecirca 1946
MediumWood with traces of pigment
Dimensions45 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (116.2 × 24.1 × 21 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePartial gift of Charles D. Miller III, and partial purchase with funds from the Art Trust Fund Endowment
Object number2020.13
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated Katako, Guinea, 1946; acquired by Al-Hajji Sekou Kamara, Guinea, probably during the 1940s; sold in Liberia to Charles D. Miller III of Saint James, NY, 1970s; given/sold to NCMA, 2020 [1].

[1] Partial gift and partial purchase.
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