CultureEdo peoples, Benin Kingdom
Titles
- Plaque, Ama, with Court Retainer
Date1550–1680
PlaceNigeria
MediumCopper alloy
Former medium: Brass
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/4 × 12 in. (48.9 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund
Object number73.78
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
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1895–1905
Woven split spruce root and dyed reeds
Former listed medium: Spruce-root and other plant fibers
78.154
1898–1902
Woven split spruce root and dyed reeds
Former listed medium: Spruce-root and other plant fibers
78.157
