Field Museum
recordNumber: 1321211
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
English designation
Bird of Prophecy Staff
Category
Musical Instruments
Ceremonial Objects
Staffs
Provenance
Webster, William Downing
Location1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, United States
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Internal Data (eng)
Field Museum
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2022-01-21
Language: english
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bronze [bell] staff [/ idiophone] surmounted by a vulture [/ bird; ibis], outstretched wings and holding small ball [/ pellet] in its beak; Dimensions: H = 33.5 cm; 13 1/8" (13 1/4" enetered in Art of Benin Catalog)
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metal; bronze
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Benin City
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[976] W. D. Webster (Purchase)
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Courtesy of: C. J. Philipp. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/1fb92c71-7b49-42e1-97c9-b986eaf2c496 (accessed on 11 Jun 2021)
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Courtesy of: C. J. Philipp. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/665d3d01-a379-4898-9e44-10004b998f54 (accessed on 11 Oct 2021)
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Courtesy of: R. Testa. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/06244241-a8e8-43c0-b04f-6b7c2c34ac15 (accessed on 29 Oct 2021)
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Courtesy of: R. Gross, C. J. Philipp, J. W. Kennedy. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/cb5e7501-6eec-4c5a-b2c0-85ca4498eb38 (accessed on 13 Jan 2022)
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(c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/b33063c2-5775-4b2e-ac20-a284d7f824bd (accessed on 11 Oct 2021)
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(c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/2086f706-9c0e-47e7-811a-42c33f56dfa8 (accessed on 11 Oct 2021)
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(c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/1bc3f030-2392-4cce-9227-e8152d0f9bb8 (accessed on 11 Oct 2021)
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