Asiru Olatunde, 1918-1993, born Nigeria Search this
Medium:
Aluminum
Dimensions:
H x W: 42.6 x 96.8 cm (16 3/4 x 38 1/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Oshogbo, Nigeria
Date:
Early 1960s
Label Text:
Hunters are a common theme in Yoruba oral traditions and art. They are the ones who venture beyond the safe world of the town where they encounter strange and dangerous things.
Description:
Sheet aluminum panel with reverse repousee technique depicting a genre scene with a tree, a bird, and two hunters with bows and arrows, each shooting a horned animal.
Provenance:
J. Newton Hill, New York, acquired Nigeria, 1960s
Mr. and Mrs. J. Newton Hill, New York, 1960s to 1995
Exhibition History:
A Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art in the 1960s, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., January 23-October 22, 2000
Published References:
National Museum of African Art. 2000. A Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art in the 1960s. Exhibition booklet. Washington, D.C: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution (not illustrated).
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