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| Title | Mami Wata figure |
| Artist | Artist Unknown (Igbo) |
| Date | 1940s |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G240 |
| Medium: | Sculpture | Wood, pigment |
| Size: | 34 x 14 x 10 in. (86.36 x 35.56 x 25.4 cm) (without mount) |
| Creation Place: | Africa, Nigeria |
| Culture: | Igbo, Africa, Nigeria |
| Style: | 20th century |
| Physical Description: | standing female figure wearing short pleated yellow skirt, belt with tan disks, silver blouse, red and black bolero jacket, silver shoes, and silver necklace with flower or star pendant; woman has long black hair and wide eyes; body intertwined with one snake, another snake around woman's neck; attached black metal mount |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Norman Gabrick Endowment for African Art |
| Accession Number: | 2011.29 |
| Rights: | Copyright of the artist, artist's estate, or assignees. |
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| Added to Site: | January 19, 2013 |
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