ID: 700008490 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008490	Record Type: Movable Work

Box (box (container); workshop of Oniyide Adugbologe (Nigerian sculptor, ca. 1875-...; late 19th-early 20th century; National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC, United State...; 72-4-4)

Titles:

Box (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

box (container) [300045643] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

African art

Creation Date: late 19th-early 20th century

Creator Display:

workshop of Oniyide Adugbologe (Nigerian sculptor, ca. 1875-1949) [preferred,VP]

artist Adugbologe, Oniyide (Nigerian sculptor, ca. 1875-1949) Qualifier: workshop of [500356931]

Locations:

Current: National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC, United States) [500311458] Smithsonian Institution, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 72-4-4

Credit Line: Gift of Lawrence Gussman

Creation: Abeokuta [1091827] (Geographic)

Display Materials: Wood, paint, mirror, metal

	paint (coating) [300015029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	mirrors [300037682]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>)

	metal [300010900]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

Dimensions: 68.3 x 57.2 x 39.6 cm (26 7/8 x 22 1/2 x 15 9/16 in.)

Cultures:

Nigerian (preferred)

Yoruba

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Ogboni (Yoruba society and culture) [300400888] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, African (general| continental cultures), <African by cultural or regional designation>, West African (general), Southern Nigerian styles, Yoruba (culture or style))

General Subject:

allegory (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	symbols [300055878]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by function>) (AAT)

	bird (motif) [300375751]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, <figure- and animal-derived motifs>) (AAT)

	staff (walking stick) [300221444]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), equipment, <equipment by context>, personal equipment, walking sticks) (AAT)

Provenance: Lawrence Gussman, New York, after 1956 to 1972

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Box	........ [VP]
	........ National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-) accessed 11 May 2015

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-) accessed 11 May 2015