id:			147847
accession number:	1974.208
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.208
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:02.298000

Container, c. 1920. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, possibly Ọ̀yọ́ region, Yorùbá-style carver. Wood, paint, and iron alloy; overall: 45.7 cm (18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1974.208

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creation date:			c. 1920
creation date earliest:		1915
creation date latest:		1925
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, possibly Ọ̀yọ́ region, Yorùbá-style carver
technique:	Wood, paint, and iron alloy
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Overall: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A Cleveland Bestiary
	opening date:   1981-10-15T04:00:00
	<i>A Cleveland Bestiary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981).

	title:		At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings
	opening date:   2014-08-28T00:00:00
	<i>At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings</i>. The Galleries at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 4, 2014).

	title:		Arts of Africa: Gallery Rotation (African art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-12-10T05:00:00
	<i>Arts of Africa: Gallery Rotation (African art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 10, 2021-July 2, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 136, repr.<br>CMA 1975: "Year in Review 1974," CMA Bulletin LXII (March, 1975), p. 97, no. 20.<br>CMA 1981:  A Cleveland Bestiary, cat. no. 49, repr. p. 54.<br>The Galleries at Cleveland State, OH (8/27/2014 - 10/4/2014):  "At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings", cat. no. 13-1, p. 216.

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PROVENANCE

	Katherine C. White [1929-1980], Gates Mills, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1974
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1974–
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wall description:
Boxes carved into animal shapes, like this goose, held kolanuts. A source of caffeine, the kolanut seed is harvested from evergreen tree fruits. Guests to Yorùbá homes are offered the bitter nuts as a sign of hospitality; sometimes nut-filled boxes are placed on shrines. As birds are used as sacrifices, this box can be seen as a double offering of both fowl and fruit. The carver shaped and painted this waterfowl with great detail: rimmed eyes, alternating feather colors, and jointed legs ending in three-toed feet. According to a Cleveland Museum of Natural History ornithologist, these details suggest an Egyptian goose.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Kathman, Barbara A. <em>A Cleveland Bestiary</em>. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 54; Mentioned: p. 51, p. 62
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