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Plaque Of Warrior with Attendant

Donor Name:
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden  Search this
Length - Object:
37.5 cm
Width - Object:
21 cm
Height - Object:
9 cm
Culture:
Edo  Search this
Object Type:
Plaque
Place:
Benin City, Edo State / Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Africa
Accession Date:
28 Aug 1992
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
370312
USNM Number:
E428180-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/349a86b03-1829-411d-8097-696160120776
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8502521
Online Media:

Khaya sp.

Biogeographical Region:
22 - West Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Collector unknown  Search this
Preparation:
Wood Sample
Place:
Benin, Nigeria, Africa
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Meliaceae Cedreloideae
Published Name:
Khaya sp.
USNM Number:
USw484
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Wood Collection
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/336c2f375-503c-40d1-9f13-02c46aaf5701
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2753918

Divine kingship in Africa [by] William Fagg

Author:
British Museum Department of Ethnography  Search this
Fagg, William Buller  Search this
Physical description:
60 p illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) 21 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
Nigeria
Benin
Date:
1970
Topic:
Art objects, Nigerian  Search this
Art objects  Search this
Art, Bini  Search this
Art, Nigerian  Search this
Kings and rulers  Search this
Art edo  Search this
Art nigérian  Search this
Edo (Peuple d'Afrique)--Rois et souverains  Search this
Objets d'art  Search this
Benin court art  Search this
Bini (African people)--Kings and rulers  Search this
Kings and rulers--Religious aspects  Search this
Religious aspects  Search this
Rois et souverains  Search this
Call number:
NK1087.6.N5 B7X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10563

Ceremonial sword

Object Name:
eben
Maker:
Benin kingdom court style  Search this
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 105 x 23.1 x 16.5 cm (41 5/16 x 9 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Benin kingdom, Nigeria
Date:
Late 19th century
Topic:
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Glen Rhodes
Object number:
2002-19-3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7cd007edd-5c85-4845-8939-a6beb4ad93fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2002-19-3

Commemorative cloth

Maker:
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
H x W: 112 x 73 cm (44 1/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
1981-1984
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
Commemorative  Search this
Status  Search this
Adornment  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan
Object number:
2004-10-12
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys75d78b6af-3570-4ad6-a9ef-906ea8dada95
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2004-10-12
Online Media:

Commemorative cloth

Maker:
Edo artist  Search this
Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae, 1934-1984  Search this
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
H x W: 541 x 107.3 cm (213 x 42 1/4 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
1978-1979
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
Commemorative  Search this
Adornment  Search this
Writing  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan
Object number:
2004-10-6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7a3c3bb64-0b2f-4e51-aa11-fc4937931927
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2004-10-6
Online Media:

Man's ensemble

Maker:
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Tunic: 89 x 141.1 cm (35 1/16 x 55 9/16 in.)
Skirt: 114.5 x 145.5 cm (45 1/16 x 57 5/16 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
Early 21st century
Topic:
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Chief and Mrs. S. O. Obamwonyi
Object number:
2008-6-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys73223bb12-cfe5-4dbc-a555-938499cdda4b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2008-6-1

Cap mask

Object Name:
gelede
Maker:
Yoruba artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 19.8 x 20.6 x 31.3 cm (7 13/16 x 8 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Nigeria
Benin
Date:
Early - mid 20th century
Topic:
snake  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Saul Bellow
Object number:
69-4-11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7ee22eb59-b776-4300-9062-8ff21d4c48e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_69-4-11
Online Media:

Ceremonial sword

Object Name:
ada
Maker:
Benin kingdom court style  Search this
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Iron, copper alloy, wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 70.8 × 15.2 × 3.8 cm (27 7/8 × 6 × 1 1/2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
Late 19th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
Warfare  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Harold Rome
Object number:
80-21-54
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7a052a2bd-1d79-44d5-949f-a0c0274d4ae6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_80-21-54
Online Media:

Figure of a king

Maker:
Benin kingdom court style  Search this
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Copper alloy
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 41 x 17.1 x 15.2 cm (16 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 6 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
18th-19th century
Topic:
Ancestral  Search this
Shrine/Altar  Search this
musical instrument  Search this
male  Search this
sheep  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution in 1966
Object number:
85-19-12
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7ac6cf3c4-f5ea-4a08-9f01-8a84d53c81c7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_85-19-12

Plaque

Maker:
Benin kingdom court style  Search this
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Copper alloy
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 46.7 x 33 x 5.1 cm (18 3/8 x 13 x 2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
Mid-16th to 17th century
Topic:
Status  Search this
musical instrument  Search this
weapon  Search this
male  Search this
floral  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution in 1979
Object number:
85-19-19
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7697ccc4c-6a64-4319-989b-9c55930092d7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_85-19-19

Plaque

Maker:
Benin kingdom court style  Search this
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Copper alloy
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 44.1 x 19.7 x 6 cm (17 3/8 x 7 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
Mid-16th to 17th century
Topic:
Status  Search this
weapon  Search this
male  Search this
floral  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution in 1979
Object number:
85-19-20
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys71153688d-3ea6-4cde-9fb2-3c92428bb81c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_85-19-20

Bell

Object Name:
erowo
Maker:
Benin kingdom court style  Search this
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Copper alloy, iron
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 21.6 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm (8 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
18th century
Topic:
Shrine/Altar  Search this
male  Search this
mask  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution in 1979
Object number:
85-19-22
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys78aa123f1-7398-4dc8-87d3-d49ac0f17cd9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_85-19-22
Online Media:

Commemorative head of a king

Maker:
Benin kingdom court style  Search this
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Copper alloy
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 38.1 x 24.4 x 27 cm (15 x 9 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
19th century
Topic:
leopard  Search this
Commemorative  Search this
Ancestral  Search this
Shrine/Altar  Search this
mudfish  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution in 1966
Object number:
85-19-7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7e129187b-b7ec-4e27-b64b-d97ccc8b61de
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_85-19-7
Online Media:

Pendant

Maker:
Benin kingdom court style  Search this
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Copper alloy
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 20 × 15.2 × 6 cm (7 7/8 × 6 × 2 3/8 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
18th-19th century
Topic:
Adornment  Search this
foreigner  Search this
horse  Search this
male  Search this
hand  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution in 1966
Object number:
85-19-9
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys766cfd2b2-b438-4ea7-beeb-501fc411bc01
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_85-19-9

Commemorative plate

Maker:
Edo artist  Search this
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 1.8 x 17.5 cm (11/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Benin City, Nigeria
Date:
1983
Credit Line:
Gift of Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan
Object number:
S008.15
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys77981ff0d-9a91-43f9-ba9e-fe9c3e38dbb1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_S008.15

Commemorative plate

Maker:
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 1.1 x 14.1 cm (7/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Benin City, Nigeria
Date:
1983
Credit Line:
Gift of Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan
Object number:
S008.17
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys78c5a5e6b-929b-481f-9233-5d24ce2f4f01
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_S008.17

Camera

Medium:
Wood, glass, brass, leather
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 20.4 x 22.7 x 10.6 cm (8 1/16 x 8 15/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
S011.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7753897b0-cbbd-4665-9403-2cb9924cae05
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_S011.1

Embosser

Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8.9 x 15.2 x 6.4cm (3 1/2 x 6 x 2 1/2in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
S011.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7009168ba-b6d7-40cb-b175-9b62d7ed8e7c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_S011.10

Paint set

Dimensions:
H x W x D (box closed): 4.4 x 31.4 x 20.3cm (1 3/4 x 12 3/8 x 8in.)
H x W x D (lid opened): 22.9 x 31.4 x 20.3cm (9 x 12 3/8 x 8in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
S011.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys77eafd2fb-7e05-4aa3-b6d2-21dc8785a9e0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_S011.11

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