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"Brass never rusts, lead never rots" : brass and brasscasting in the Edo kingdom of Benin / Paula Ben-Amos Girshick

Title:
Brass and brasscasting in the Edo kingdom of Benin
Author:
Ben-Amos, Paula  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
2003
Topic:
Bronzes, Bini  Search this
Lost-wax process  Search this
Art metal-work  Search this
Guilds  Search this
Call number:
N7391.65 .M38 2003
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_757447

"Do all cultural roads lead to Benin?" : the missing factor in Benin and related art studies : a conceptual view

Author:
Aniakor, Chike Cyril  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1977
Topic:
Art, Nigerian--Historiography  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Historiography  Search this
Call number:
CB3 .P142
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_838319

"Ein Übermass an Autorität" : Zur Problematik der Datierungen der Elfenbein- und Metallarbeiten aud Benin

Author:
Eisenhofer, Stefan 1960-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1997
Topic:
Bronzes, Bini--Dating  Search this
Ivories, Bini--Dating  Search this
Benin style  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Dating  Search this
Call number:
N7399.N5 O24 1997
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_677819

"Poterie et Vannerie au Bénin." [Pottery and Basketry in Benin.], Bénin

Photographer:
Labrouche, J.F.  Search this
Creator:
Society of African Missions  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (color, 4 x 6 in)
Container:
Binder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Scope and Contents:
Poterie et Vannerie au Bénin.; Reproduction interdite; Imprimé en France; LYONCOLOR [logo];. Photographed by Labrouche, J. F.. Published by Missions Africaines
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Commerce  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0745
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Côte D'Ivoire
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c820cfb2-9f1c-4ea7-86e1-a92573e1aa2c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref2033

"Why does this funny man hold out his hands this way" / Kokunre Agobntaen-Eghafona

Author:
Agbontaen-Eghafona, Kokunre Adetokumbo  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[8]p
Type:
Books
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1995
Topic:
Gesture in African art  Search this
Benin court art  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Art, Benin (Nigeria)
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_751679

'Lucumí', 'Terranova', and the origins of the Yoruba nation / Henry B. Lovejoy, Olatunji Ojo

Author:
Lovejoy, Henry B  Search this
Ojo, Olatunji  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Delta State
Benin (Kingdom)
Africa, West
Date:
2015
16th century
Topic:
Lucumi (The Spanish word)  Search this
Ethnic identity  Search this
Yoruba (African people)--History  Search this
Migrations  Search this
Chalk drawings  Search this
Slave trade  Search this
Names, Ethnological  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .J858
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1072877

--the king's beads

Author:
De Negri, Eve  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1964
Topic:
Benin coral beads  Search this
Aggrey beads  Search this
Beadwork, Bini  Search this
Jewelry  Search this
Bini regalia  Search this
Kings and rulers  Search this
Call number:
DT515.A1 N68
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_538190

16. Bénin Achèvement d'une toiture à Ekiti

Creator:
Society of African Missions  Search this
Lescuyer, Maurice  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype; black and white, 9.5 x 13.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
circa 1934
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "16. Bénin -- Achèvement d'une toiture à Ekiti." Translated caption reads: [Benin -- Completion of a roof in Ekiti.] Additional printed text on recto reads: "Missions Africaines, 150 Cours Gambetta, Lyon." Manuscript message on verso. Printed text on verso reads: "Phototypie Mce Lescuyer, 16, r. des Remparts-d'Ainay, Lyon."
Local number:
EEPA NR-07-05
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this
Construction -- Africa  Search this
Benin (Kingdom)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 2010-025-0001
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79d288ec2-5a20-4bae-b404-4decb5774057
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref8665

A Benin bronze horseman at the Merseyside County Museums

Author:
Karpiński, Peter  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Merseyside County Museums  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1984
Topic:
Benin equestrian figures (Representations)  Search this
Bronzes, Bini  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_515785

A Benin coronation : Oba Erediauwa / Tam Tiofori

Title:
Oba Erediauwa
Author:
Fiofori, Tam  Search this
Subject:
Erediauwa King of Benin 1923-  Search this
Physical description:
x, 188 p. : ill., ports. ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
2011
C2011
Topic:
Kings and rulers  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
DT515.45.B56 F56 2011
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_981953

A bibliography of Benin : a commentary on published & unpublished sources written in German / Peter M. Roese and A.R. Rees

Author:
Roese, Peter M  Search this
Rees, A. R (Alun Rocyn) 1932-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1988
Topic:
History  Search this
Bibliography  Search this
Call number:
DT19.8 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_507511

A bibliography of Benin : a commentary on published and unpublished sources written in German / Peter M. Roese and A.R. Rees

Author:
Roese, Peter M  Search this
Rees, A. R (Alun Rocyn) 1932-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1988
Topic:
History  Search this
Bibliography  Search this
Call number:
DT19.8 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_516169

A bibliography of Benin. Part 2 : a commentary on published and unpublished sources written in German / Peter M. Roese and A. R. Rees

Author:
Roese, Peter M  Search this
Rees, A. R (Alun Rocyn) 1932-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1988
Topic:
History  Search this
Bibliography  Search this
Call number:
DT19.8 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_536436

A brief overview of politics, art and European contacts / Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch

Author:
Gunsch, Kathryn Wysocki  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Europe
Date:
2018
Topic:
Historiography  Search this
Kings and rulers  Search this
Relations  Search this
Call number:
NK7989.6.N5 G86 2018
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1089761

A bronze snake head and other recent finds in the old palace at Benin / Astley, Goodwin

Author:
Goodwin, Astley John Hilary 1900-1959  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Benin City
Date:
1963
Topic:
Serpents in African art  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Call number:
GN1 .M26
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_712104

A comparison of Jacob Egharevba's Ekhere Vb Itan Edo and the four editions of its English translation, A short history of Benin / Uyilawa Isuanlele and Toyin Falola

Author:
Usuanlele, Uyilawa  Search this
Falola, Toyin  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Egharevba, Jacob U Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1998
Topic:
Historiography  Search this
Call number:
DT19 .H673
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_751469

A contribution to the problem of the hypothetical connection between Ife and the Gold Coast before 15th century

Author:
Kalous, Milan 1936-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Rømer, Ludvig Ferdinand 1714-1776  Search this
Physical description:
p. 549-555
Type:
Books
Place:
Ife (Nigeria)
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1967
Topic:
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Art, Ife
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750257

A cultural exchange, 1400-1700

Author:
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
1997
Topic:
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
HT1322 .B78 1997X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_552745

A family of leaders / by Paula Girshick

Author:
Ben-Amos, Paula  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Juvenile literature
Place:
Benin (Kingdom)
Date:
2005
Topic:
Kings and rulers  Search this
Call number:
D1 .C158
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_828434

A large drum from Benin

Author:
Hall, Henry Usher  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
University of Pennsylvania University Museum  Search this
Type:
Books
Place:
Nigeria
Benin (Kingdom)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Date:
1928
Topic:
Benin wood drums (Membranophones).)  Search this
Drums (Membranophones)  Search this
Olokun (Bini deity)--Art  Search this
Wood-carving, Bini  Search this
Benin iconography  Search this
African art collections  Search this
Art, African  Search this
Call number:
AM101 .P424
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_685767

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