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Object Number
16-43-50/B1483
Display Title
Head of an Oba
Descriptions
Object Description
Bronze head pedestal. Additional descriptive notes in Conservation.
Inventory Description
Bronze head, female, neck coil, netted hair
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Benin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Bronze, Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 28.4 x 23.6 x 20 cm (11 3/16 x 9 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B1483; 20
Credit Line
Gift of Oric Bates, 1916
Provenance
Collector
British Punitive Force
(1897)
Dealer
William O. Oldman
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(1916)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-43-50/B1485 | Brass human mask |
Mask
|
Nigeria
| |
| 2006.32.20 | Carving, head of an Oba |
Sculpture
|
Nigeria
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Bronze figure of messenger
| 16-43-50/B1488 | Bronze figure of messenger |
Figurine
|
Nigeria
| |
| 10-71-20/C7412A | Embossed disc with bird head |
Metal
|
Chichen Itza
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Plaque depicting three men
| 16-43-50/B1480 | Plaque depicting three men |
Casting
|
Nigeria
| |
| 16-43-50/B1482 | Plaque depicting man |
Casting
|
Nigeria
| |
| 10-73-20/C7726 | Monkey pendant |
Metal
|
Chichen Itza
| |
| 17-3-20/C7766.2 | Men's head cloth |
Scarf
|
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 17-3-20/C7766.1 | Men's head cloths |
Scarf
|
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 68-19-40/4681 | Palstave |
Axe
Raw Material |
Funen Island
| |
| 68-19-40/4695 | Razor |
Knife
Raw Material |
Denmark
| |
| 68-19-40/4679 | Socketed axe |
Axe
Raw Material |
Denmark
|