Author:

Nevadomsky, Joseph  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Subject:

Attah of Idah Portraits  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Nigeria

Benin (Kingdom)

Date:

1986

Notes:

Drawing on iconographic evidence and oral history, Nevadomsky speculates that the Benin bronze equestrian figures represent the Attah of Idah and relate to the Benin-Idah war of the 16th century in which Benin was victorious. He relates these bronze horsemen to the ivory equestrian figures which are even more clearly linked to Idah.

Topic:

Benin equestrian figures (Representations)  Search this

Bronzes, Bini  Search this

Bronze figurines  Search this

Kings and rulers  Search this

Call number:

N1 .A258

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_552010