Powder Keg
AF5074
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF5074 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass | Wood |
| Iconography | Monkey Head |
| Description | Sheet brass covered wooden keg, wooden plug, hammered and embossed decorations in shape of half moon, circles, crosses, curved hatching, loops at top and base of keg. |
| Height | 22 cm |
| Width | 19 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 16.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1921 |
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