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Figure Screen (Duein Fubara), Kalabari, Early 20th century
Kalabari

Figure Screen (Duein Fubara)

Early 20th century · Sculpture

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Not on view at present

Where is “Figure Screen (Duein Fubara)” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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About the sculpture

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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Details

Accession number
2005.154

What it shows

AncestorsLeadersPeopleMerchantDeceasedAltarHonorMemorials

In the catalog

SculptureWoodImpressionismModernism20th centuryIjoArts of AfricaKalabariAfrican ArtCoastal West AfricaNigeria

Sources

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