id: 141743
accession number: 1965.323.2
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.323.2
updated: 2024-03-26 01:59:13.939000
Lion, c. 1940s. Africa, West Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon-style maker. Wood; overall: 36 x 59.8 x 21.6 cm (14 3/16 x 23 9/16 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph M. Coe in memory of Ralph M. Coe 1965.323.2
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 maker
technique: wood
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 36 x 59.8 x 21.6 cm (14 3/16 x 23 9/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Gallery One 2012
opening date: 2012-12-12T05:00:00
Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 303
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n327
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 411
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n431
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