Fowler Museum at UCLA
Object ID: X65.9013
Institution media
4 images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Okpia
English designation
Male Figure
Category
Figures
Provenance
Comins, J. S.
Stevens Auction Rooms
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome, Henry Solomon
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Fowler Museum at UCLA
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2021-07-30
Language: English
Object IDObject ID
X65.9013
descriptionDescription
brass figure
MaterialsMaterial
BRONZE
DimensionsDimensions
H: 20.32 cm, W: 6.35 cm, D: 3.81 cm
Object NameObject Type
FIGURE
DateDate Made
8/28/1934-8/29/1934
Geographical areaProduction Place
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA
PartyPrior Source
Stevens' Auction Rooms Ltd., J. S. Comins, Sir Henry Wellcome, Wellcome Trust
Evidence 1Provenance
Evidence 2Provenance
Country CultureEthnic Attribution
Benin
Culture GroupEthnic Attribution
Party NotesNotes
summary of curatorial notes archival research thus far summer 2021Notes
Sold at Stevens’ Auction Rooms Ltd. August 28, 1934, lot 232. We have not yet had the opportunity to examine this auction catalog or to learn more about the description of the lot. Thus, without conclusive evidence, this figure remains on our list.
statusLegal Status
need more research
Old Numbers
R4365/1936, 234328A
Party Lot Number
232
provenance list known dates
1934 (August 28): Sold at Stevens' Auction Rooms Ltd [lot 232] 1965 Gift of the Wellcome Trust to Fowler Museum (then Museum and Laboratories of Ethnic Arts and Technology)