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Plaque

Cast

Object Number:AF5084B
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:American
Provenience: United States of America
Benin Kingdom
Date Made: 20th century CE
Early Date: 1950
Late Date: 1970
Section:African
Materials:Plaster
Technique:Plaque Mold Cast
Iconography:Bird
Ibis?
Length: 37 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920
Other Number:055 - Cast Number

Description

Cast of AF5084A. Replica plaque depicts a bird of prophecy in profile. Bird holding ball in long down turned beak, incised diagnoal hatching within ellipse shape forms feathers. Background has river leaves and stippling. Hole at bottom of each corner. Damaged at bottom right and top rim.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009) 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. 12View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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