Title
Bronze male figure, known as Onilerepresenting one of the owners of the land
Caption
Bronze male figure, known as Onilerepresenting one of the owners of the land, Such figures were kept in the secret shrine house of the powerful Ogboni society of elders, who advised the ruler and resolved disputes. Nigeria. Yoruba. 19th 20th c
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Private Collection
Date
Aug 28, 2009
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A28_285
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,0Mb (1,1Mb) / 8,5in x 13,8in / 2536 x 4134 (300dpi)