Name/Title
Babalawo FigureEntry/Object ID
2026.02.01Description
Sculpture of a male figure holding an elephant tusk and a chicken is his hands, standing on his right leg with the other bent with it's foot in front of the right knee. He has 4 horizontal cuts on each cheek. Sitting under the left leg of the man is a smaller man with a drum.Type of Sculpture
Free StandingAcquisition
Accession
2026.02Source or Donor
Randal BeiderstedtMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Lamidi Olonade FakeyeRole
ArtistDate made
1996Time Period
20th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
AttributionTranscription
L.O.FAKEYE 96Material/Technique
CarvedDimensions
Height
15 inWidth
4 inDepth
3 inProvenance
Notes
The artist; purchased in 1996 by Rita [1939-2025] and Willard “Sam” Biederstedt [1939-2025] of West Lafayette, Indiana {1}; through descent to their children Randy Biederstedt and Lisa Rider.
{1} The Biederstedt’s were introduced to Lamidi Fakeye through Dr. Darren Davenport who was Rita’s employer at the Chemistry Department at Purdue University.