The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Chief Nosa Isekhure, the isekhure of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Chief Nosa Isekhure, the isekhure of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

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Chief Nosa Isekhure, the isekhure of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Phyllis Galembo (American, born 1952)

Date:: 1994
Medium:: Ilfochrome print
Dimensions:: H. 20 x W. 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Classification:: Paper
Credit Line:: Gift of Rhoda Galembo, 2012
Accession Number:: 2012.531.2

This artwork is part of Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures

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