Abia (Game Piece)

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Title	Abia (Game Piece)
Artist	Artist Unknown (Cameroon)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Sculpture | Kola nut shell

Size:

1/4 x 15/16 x 15/16 in. (0.6 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm)

Creation Place:

Africa, Cameroon

Culture:

Africa, Cameroon

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

Football shaped; carved with a stylized human figure standing with legs wide apart; surrounded by a plain border

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of James Willis

Accession Number:

99.137.9

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009