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Veranda Post (Òpó)

early to mid-1900s
(Yorùbá, c. 1880–1945)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, probably Ekiti State
Wood, probably tar, cloth, and iron
Overall: 106.6 cm (41 15/16 in.)
James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund 1969.55
Location: 108A Sub-Saharan
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The Adeshina family were well-known carvers in the town of Ẹfọ̀n-Alààyè who passed their skills down through the generations.

Description

Yorùbá palaces comprise several courtyards surrounded by carved figurative veranda posts. This post was probably used on one of the smaller verandas containing a palace shrine. The mounted warrior and kneeling woman, two common themes in the Ekiti region, signify the distribution of power in Yorùbá society. The warrior represents military skill, intellectual strength, and physical power.
Veranda Post (Òpó)

Veranda Post (Òpó)

early to mid-1900s

Agbonbiofe Adeshina

(Yorùbá, c. 1880–1945)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, probably Ekiti State

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