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Artwork Details
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Materials
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Dimensions
25-1/4 x 15 x 15 in. (variable)
Mark Description
Inscribed in white paint, Eiteljorg identification number applied to wood and hidden by cloth skirt at center verso, near bottom edge: E72.147
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg
Copyright
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Provenance
(Saja Drammeh, New York, New York);{1} purchased by Harrison Eiteljorg [1903-1997], Indianapolis, Indiana and Sonja Eiteljorg [1920-2003] in 1972;{2} given to Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields in 1989. {1} Saja Drammeh was a dealer in African art, sometimes working under the business name Gambia American Arts, Ltd. Based on the Eiteljorg Collection Donor Files, Eiteljorg purchased works from Drammeh from 1971 to 1974. {2} For information about Harrision Eiteljorg, see Theodore Celenko, The Harrision Eiteljorg Collection, African Arts 14.3 (1981), 32-42, 89-90; Theodore Celenko, A Treasury of African Art from The Harrison Eiteljorg Collection Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1983; and Interview with Harrison Eiteljorg in Indianapolis Museum of Art's Previews (1989): 2-4. Harrison Eiteljorg was an industrialist and philanthropist; see his obituary in The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 1997.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
April 22, 2013 - February 23, 2014
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