Statue
Object Number: | AF2065A |
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Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
Date Made: | 18th century CE |
Early Date: | 1700 |
Late Date: | 1799 |
Section: | African |
Materials: | Copper Alloy |
Technique: | Lost Wax Casting |
Iconography: | Cock |
Height: | 51.99 cm |
Length: | 48.01 cm |
Width: | 22 cm |
Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
Other Number: | 25868 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Rooster with high tail feathers, incised feather designs throughtout body, thick legs, spur on one leg. Rooster standing on a square base decorated with elephant trunk ending in human hand clutching leaves motif and guilloche pattern.
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 |
African Gallery (1987 - 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Artifacts in Bloom (Flower arrangements inspired by ancient artifacts) (24 Oct 1997 - 26 Oct 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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