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. 12 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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