id:			165164
accession number:	2007.160
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.160
updated:		2023-03-20 10:12:18.684000

Altar figure (onílé), possibly 1700s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Copper alloy; with base: 34.3 x 10.8 x 25.4 cm (13 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 10 in.); without base: 31.3 x 10.8 x 25.4 cm (12 5/16 x 4 1/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund 2007.160

title:				Altar figure (onílé)
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creation date:			possibly 1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
current location:		108C Akan & Yoruba
creditline:			Alma Kroeger Fund
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
technique:	Copper alloy
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: with base: 34.3 x 10.8 x 25.4 cm (13 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 10 in.); without base: 31.3 x 10.8 x 25.4 cm (12 5/16 x 4 1/4 x 10 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	(Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–2007
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2007–
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wall description:
This figure of a horse and rider is related to the Ògbóni society, whose responsibilities include the burial of titleholders and leaders and the judgment and punishment of criminals. A counterweight to the authority of the king, it is also responsible for the selection, installation, and removal of rulers. Probably once forming a pair with a female figure, the equestrian symbolized the king’s male ancestors.
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2007.160/2007.160_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2007.160/2007.160_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2007.160/2007.160_full.tif