The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Okao Aiwerioghene, Benin City, Nigeria

Okao Aiwerioghene, Benin City, Nigeria

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Okao Aiwerioghene, Benin City, Nigeria

Phyllis Galembo (American, born 1952)

Date:: 1991
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:: 2012.531.6

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

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