Sculpture of woman kneeling with a baby on her back. She has 3 vertical cuts on each cheek, and is wearing an arched headdress, earrings, and 4 necklaces. She is holding a chicken, which the top comes off to reveal an offering bowl in the body of the chicken
Type of Sculpture
Free Standing
Artwork Details
Medium
Wood
Acquisition
Accession
2026.02
Source or Donor
Randal Beiderstedt
Made/Created
Artist
Lamidi Olonade Fakeye
Date made
circa 1996
Time Period
20th Century
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Attribution
Location
Bottom of base
Transcription
L.O.FAKEYE
Dimensions
Height
23-1/2 in
Width
7-1/2 in
Depth
8-1/2 in
Parts
Count
2
Parts
Base scupture (woman, body of chicken), top of chicken
Provenance
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.
