Oba Altar Bust

1984.11.0005

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Artifact Identification Oba Altar Bust   (1984.11.0005)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Religious Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Colonial
Date Late 19th – 20th century CE
Culture Edo, Benin
Location On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 62.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 23.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 20.9 cm
Weight N/A
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Carved

Research Remarks

Description

Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century." The Digital Benin project was developed in close cooperation with the Benin Dialogue Group, which includes the Royal Court of Benin, the Edo State Government, the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria and all European museums with important Benin collections. This item was not accepted to be part of the project due to new research related to time period, tribe, culture, and/or country of this item provided by the scholars leading the project. We continue to research our collections specifically for items that may have been unethically removed from their places of origin. ​We will attempt to return all items found to be unethically sourced.

Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Ben-Amos, [-]. Art of Benin. pp. 62-63, pl. 66.

Dark, [-]. An Introduction to Benin Art and Technology. Oxford, 1973, pl. 52.

Images of Power - Benin. p. 16, pl. 75.

Sotheby’s. Catalog for sale of June 23, 1981. p. 105, lot 157.

Three Rivers Nigeria. p.37.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Richard and Barbara Faletti Family Collection
Reproduction no

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