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AF5085
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF5085 |
Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
Culture | Edo (Africa) |
Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
Date Made | 19th century CE |
Section | African |
Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass |
Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
Iconography | Ibis | Bird |
Description | Bird of prophecy (ahiamwen-oro) idiophone. Bird with long down turned beak and outstreched wings perched on top finial. Two guilloche pattern bands at top and bottom of finial. |
Height | 30.7 cm |
Width | 9.6 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920 |
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