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Tall carved wooden post with blue-green painted figures: a woman with elaborate headdress above a crowned ruler and small attendants at the base.

Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá)

A tall carved wooden veranda post painted in blue-green and red-brown pigments stands against a gray backdrop. An upper female figure with an elaborate headdress is joined below by a ruler wearing a crown topped with a bird, and small attendant figures crowd the base.

Artist
Olowe of Ise
Date
1910-14
Medium
Wood and pigment
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2529 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1914).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Major Acquisitions Centennial Fund

Español: Poste de veranda (Òpó Ògògá)

Un alto poste de veranda de madera tallada, pintado con pigmentos azul verdoso y marrón rojizo, se alza contra un fondo gris. Una figura femenina con un elaborado tocado remata la parte superior, mientras abajo un gobernante con una corona coronada por un pájaro se une a pequeñas figuras de asistentes en la base.

Português: Poste de varanda (Òpó Ògògá)

Um alto poste de varanda em madeira entalhada, pintado com pigmentos azul-esverdeados e marrom-avermelhados, destaca-se contra um fundo cinza. Uma figura feminina com um toucado elaborado ocupa a parte superior, enquanto abaixo um governante usando uma coroa com um pássaro se une a pequenas figuras auxiliares na base.