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Iron figure, God of War, Egbo
Iron figure, God of War, Egbo
Object Number 2004.24.18309
Display Title Iron figure, God of War, Egbo
Descriptions
Object Description Origin: Dahomey/ Subject: Iron figure./so called god of war, "Egbo"/ 65 inches high./Place: Mus. d'Ethn., Paris/Photographer: Mus. Mod. Art #167
Keywords
  • Studio
  • Effigy
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Figure
  • Anthropomorphic
  • Iron
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Southern Nigerian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Benin
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
Provenance
Collector Frederick Rhodes Pleasants
Donor Donated by Fogg Art Museum

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