Plaque

This object is On Display

Object Number:	29-94-3
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

Bibliography:

[Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 32	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Plass, Margaret B. 1959. "The Art of Benin". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 1. no. 4. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p.4, fig. 2	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Plass, Margaret B. Dec 1957. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 4. pg. 5-76 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 42	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Catalogue] Plass, Margaret B. 1956. African Tribal Sculpture.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 33	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Hall, Henry U. 1932. "The African Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 3. no. 6. pg. 145-171 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 144, pl. I	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Hall, Henry U. 1922. "Great Benin Royal Altar". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 13. no. 2. pg. 105-168 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 122, fig. 46	View Objects related to this Actual Citation

You may also be interested in these objects:

Plaque

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.