Cup Stand
| Object Number: | 29-94-2 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Owo-Yoruba |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
| Culture Area: | Owo-Yoruba |
| Date Made: | 18th Century |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1799 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Ivory |
| Iconography: | Human Figures |
| Height: | 18.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 8.1 cm |
| Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number: | 054 - Cast Number |
Description
Five supporting figures. Principle wears catfish headdress and cross on breast
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 Sculpture from the University Museum (22 Nov 1986 - 08 Feb 1987) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Evocative Images: African Sculpture from the University Museum (Traveling version of \"African Sculpture from the University Museum\") ( Sep 1988 - Apr 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 64-65 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Plass, Margaret B., and Coon, Carleton S. Dec 1957. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 4. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 36 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Plass, Margaret B. 1956. African Tribal Sculpture.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 33 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Journal] Hall, Henry U. "An Ivory Standing Cup From Benin" Vol.: Vol. XVII, No. 4.. The Museum Journal. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 421 | 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: 192-193 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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