Statue
AF5107
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
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Object Number
AF5107
Current Location
Africa Galleries - On Display
Culture
Edo (Africa)
Provenience
Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Date Made
17th century CE
Section
African
Materials
Copper Alloy | Brass
Technique
Lost Wax Casting
Iconography
Man | Standing male figure
Description
Standing Ewa figure wearing brimmed hat with large bead at center, large beaded necklace, cross with four equal arms, and wrapper. He is carrying an L-shaped iron hammer (avalaka) in left hand. Right lower leg and foot missing.
Height
64 cm
Width
21.5 cm
Depth
19.3 cm
Credit Line
Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
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Plass, Margaret B. "The Art of Benin ." Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 1, no. 4. (1959). See: p. 5, fig. 3
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Plass, Margaret B. Seven Metals of Africa . The University Museum, 1959. See: D-11
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Blier, Suzanne P. "Imaging Otherness in Ivory: African Portrayals of the Portuguese ca.1492." The Art Bulletin 75, no. 3. (1993): 375-396. See: p. 383, fig. 7
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Ben-Amos, Paula G. The Art of Benin . Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995. Page/Fig./Plate: 1-128 See: p. 56, fig. 41
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Blier, Suzanne P. The Royal Arts of Africa: The Majesty of Form . Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1998. Page/Fig./Plate: 272 See: p. 69
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Huss-Ashmore, Rebecca. "The Real Me :Therapeutic Narrative in Cosmetic Surgery ." Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 42, no. 3. (2000): 12. See: p. 26
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Brincard, Marie-Therese. The Power of Bronze: Royal Sculpture from The Kingdom of Benin . Neuberger Museum of Art, 2004. See: p.19, fig. 6
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Genocchio, Benjamin. "Art Review: A Sculptural Tradition Fit for Royalty, in The New York Times, Arts & Entertainment."
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Quarcoopome, Nii O. Through African Eyes: The European in African Art, 1500 to Preesent . The Detroit Institute of Arts, 2009. See: pp. 150-151
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Dorling Kindersley Limited. History of the World in 1,000 Objects . London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2014. See: p. 263
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Curnow, Kathy. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre . 2016. See: pp. 40-41
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Curnow, Kathy. Guide to the Benin Collection at the Penn Museum . Philadelphia: Questor | UPMAA, 2024. Page/Fig./Plate: 132 See: p. 94, fig. 102; p. 105, fig. 109
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