Description
Akin Fakeye Style Mid 20th Carved Sculpture
Carved by Ademola Aduweyi,
Region: Nigeria Africa
Height: 11.5″
Width: 3″
Depth: 4″
The Fakeye family is a multigenerational group of Yoruba sculptors. This stylised 1979 carved wood skulpture of a man riding was carved by Ademola Aduweyi, an apprentice of Akin Fakeye. Akin Fakeye was born in 1936 in Osun state, Nigeria. He went into apprenticeship under his brother Lamidi Fakeye from 1958–1967. Afterwards he established himself in his own studio in 1968 where he trained twenty apprentices.
Additional information
| Country | Africa |
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