# Hippopotamus

- By: Cross River Region (Southern Nigeria; Coastal West Africa)
- Date: 9th/mid–19th century
- Medium: Bronze
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: H.: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
- Culture: Nigeria
- Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Sylvia Shaw Judson, Theodora Shaw King, and David Shaw King in memory of Howard Van Doren Shaw
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/49151)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/4475e5c7-dbc0-3120-7105-0c6987994b78/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)