Statue
| Object Number: | AF5107 |
|---|---|
| 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 Brass |
| Technique: | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography: | Man Standing male figure |
| Height: | 64 cm |
| Width: | 21.5 cm |
| Depth: | 19.3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920 |
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.
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 |
| Seven Metals of Africa (12 Nov 1959 - 12 Jan 1960) | 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] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 263 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Plass, Margaret B. 1959. Seven Metals of Africa.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: D-11 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Ben-Amos, Paula G. 1995. The Art of Benin.. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. pg. 1-128 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 56, fig. 41 | 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. 45 | 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: pp. 108, 111, fig. 35, 37 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 40-41 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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