man and woman with a calabash; Yoruba Tribe; pair of figures carved in ivory; the male figure is standing and holding a round vessel, his hands at its opening; the female clings to his arms, over the vessel, her feet off the ground

Man and woman with a calabash, before 1850

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The John R. Van Derlip Fundexpand_more  79.1

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This mysterious Yoruba sculpture depicts a male and female facing in opposite directions and conveys a sense of both autonomy and complementarity.

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Man and woman with a calabash
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79.1
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man and woman with a calabash; Yoruba Tribe; pair of figures carved in ivory; the male figure is standing and holding a round vessel, his hands at its opening; the female clings to his arms, over the vessel, her feet off the ground