Statue
| Object Number: | AF2060A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 17th century CE |
| Early Date: | 1600 |
| Late Date: | 1699 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Copper Alloy Bronze |
| Technique: | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography: | Human Head |
| Height: | 30 cm |
| Width: | 22.3 cm |
| Depth: | 22.3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 25871 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Commemorative Head representation of the Ọba. Wearing a beaded crown with flower-shaped ornaments, single large bead hangs from center, braids decorated with beads hang from sides and back, (odigba) stacked beaded collar from neck to chin.
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:
| [Book] Brown, Martha M. 2009. Iyare! Splendor & Tension in Benin's Palace Theatre: An African Curriculum for Students.. Hollister Kids for the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 2 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Dec 1912. "The Art of Great Benin". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 3. no. 4. pg. 76-81 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 76, fig. 39 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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