Figure Screen (Duein Fubara)

Figure screens were made by the Kalabari to honor, memorialize, and communicate with deceased leaders of their trading or canoe houses. One would have formed part of an altar in a side room of a meetinghouse. Originating in the 19th century, when European commerce flourished in the Niger Delta, these screens may have been inspired by early portrait photographs. Here, the central figure representing the house leader wears a British top hat.

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The Bedroom, 1889

Ein Sonntagnachmittag auf der Insel La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Straße in Paris an einem regnerischen Tag, 1877

Auf der Terrasse, 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, 1930

Nighthawks, 1942

Head, Mid–late 19th century

Figural Container, Late 19th-early 20th century

Headdress (Ago Egungun), Mid–late 19th century

Stela, 702 CE

Plank Mask (Luruya), Late 19th or early 20th century

Helmet Mask (Lipiko), Early to mid-20th century

Male Figure, Possibly 18th century

Face Mask (Sirige), 19th/20th century