Altar Head for a Chief

19th/early 20th century · Sculpture

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Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

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

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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Particulars

Accession number: 2007.387

What it shows

Ancestors People Deceased King

In the catalog

Edo (african)Arts of Africa Benin kingdom African Art Coastal West Africa Nigeria

Sources

Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder

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Commemorative Head

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Plaque

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Head (Uhunmwun Elao)

18th/early 19th century · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Neighbors at Art Institute of Chicago

Museum page

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The Bedroom, 1889

Georges Seurat

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Gustave Caillebotte

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

Paul Cézanne

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

Claude Monet

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

India

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini), 6th century

Charles Leonard Galleis, Honoré-Victorin Daumier, Modeled c. 1832/35 or c. 1849, cast 1929/40

Honoré Daumier

Altar Head for a Chief

Not receiving at present

Particulars

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

Commemorative Head

Plaque

Head (Uhunmwun Elao)

Neighbors at Art Institute of Chicago

The Bedroom, 1889

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

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

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini), 6th century

Charles Leonard Galleis, Modeled c. 1832/35 or c. 1849, cast 1929/40

Altar Head for a Chief

Not receiving at present

Particulars

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

Commemorative Head

Plaque

Head (Uhunmwun Elao)

Neighbors at Art Institute of Chicago

The Bedroom, 1889

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

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

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini), 6th century

Charles Leonard Galleis, Modeled c. 1832/35 or c. 1849, cast 1929/40

Altar Head for a Chief

Not receiving at present

Particulars

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

More by Edo

Commemorative Head

Plaque

Head (Uhunmwun Elao)

Neighbors at Art Institute of Chicago

The Bedroom, 1889

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

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

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini), 6th century

Charles Leonard Galleis, Modeled c. 1832/35 or c. 1849, cast 1929/40

Altar Head for a Chief

Not receiving at present

Particulars

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

More by Edo

Commemorative Head

Plaque

Head (Uhunmwun Elao)

Neighbors at Art Institute of Chicago

The Bedroom, 1889

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

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

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini), 6th century

Charles Leonard Galleis, Modeled c. 1832/35 or c. 1849, cast 1929/40