{"id":75993,"title":"Palace door","medium":"Wood","classification":"Architecture, Woodwork","dimension":"74 1/4 x 28 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (188.6 x 71.6 x 3.81 cm)","object_name":"Door","continent":"Africa","country":"Nigeria","nationality":"Nigerian (Yoruba)","dated":"early 20th century","room":"Not on View","role":"Artist","text":"This palace door shows the king riding a motorcycle and a horse, holding a sword and a pistol, smoking a pipe, and accompanied by two people carrying boxes full of trade items. Other scenes illustrate women pounding grain or holding offerings. The door was carved about a hundred years ago by the famous Yoruba artist Areogun of Osi and is meant to show that all aspects of society are functioning well due to the king’s ability to rule and provide for his people.","creditline":"The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund","accession_number":"2003.87.1","artist":"Dada Areogun, a.k.a Areogun of Osi-Ilorin","life_date":"Nigerian (Yoruba), 1880–1954","department":"Arts of Global Africa","rights_type":"Public Domain","image_width":1631,"image_height":3852,"recent":0,"see_also":[],"sort_number":"2003    87    1","image":"valid","public_access":1,"curator_approved":0,"highlights":0,"Cache_Location":"075000\\900\\90\\75993","Primary_RenditionNumber":"mia_35300a.jpg","Rights_Image_Display":"Full","related:audio-stops":[{"title":"Palace Door","_id":"75993","objectId":"75993","link":"http://audio-tours.s3.amazonaws.com/p234.mp3","number":"234","type":"audio"}],"mtime":"2026-02-04T06:00:50.797Z"}