id:			141742
accession number:	1965.323.1
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.323.1
updated:		2025-05-08 11:22:01.553000

Lion, c. 1940s. Africa, West Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon style, unknown carver. Wood; overall: 36 x 53.4 x 17.8 cm (14 3/16 x 21 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph M. Coe in memory of Ralph M. Coe, 1965.323.1

title:				Lion
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creation date:			c. 1940s
creation date earliest:		1940
creation date latest:		1949
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Ralph M. Coe in memory of Ralph M. Coe
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon style, unknown carver
technique:	wood
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 36 x 53.4 x 17.8 cm (14 3/16 x 21 x 7 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gallery One 2012
	opening date:   2012-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>Gallery One 2012</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 303
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n327

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 303
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n327

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