Plaque
Object Number: | 29-94-3 |
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Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
Date Made: | 16th century CE |
Early Date: | 1500 |
Late Date: | 1599 |
Section: | African |
Materials: | Copper Alloy |
Technique: | Lost Wax Casting |
Iconography: | Standing male figure |
Height: | 47.5 cm |
Width: | 39.5 cm |
Depth: | 11.5 cm |
Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
Description
On a background of river leaves and stipling is a single male figure (Chief) wearing wrapper, beaded hat with feather, high collar, armlets, and anklets. He carrying a ring-shaped box - gift or offering of kola nuts. In each corner are half figures (head and torso) of Portuguese men with long hair, wearing jacket, ruffle collar, hats with feather, and holding pipe.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
African Negro Sculpture (1957 - 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009) | View Objects in Exhibition |
African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
African Gallery (1987 - 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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