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Yoruba Betrothal Stakes (male and female figures attached by chain),

Formed metal

Dimensions (Object): 210 mm (8.3 in.)

Dimension notes: object dimension is length of each stake

Accession number: 1980.22.12

Gift of R. Kendall Nottingham, 1980

Bibliography: See Robert Thompson, Black Gods and Kings (University of California Press, 1972).

Work Type: sculpture

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• Yoruba
• Nigeria
• West Africa

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