Fowler Museum at UCLA
Object ID: X65.9033
Institution media
1 image
Digital Benin research
Category
Household & Everyday Objects
Provenance
Sotheby's
Stow, Harry
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome, Henry Solomon
Wright, Arthur Robinson
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
X65.9033
descriptionDescription
MaterialsMaterial
WOOD
DimensionsDimensions
H: 5.72 cm, W: 63.82 cm, D: 22.23 cm
Object NameObject Type
TRAY
DateDate Made
10/31/33
Geographical areaProduction Place
BENIN KINGDOM, SOUTH NIGERIA
PartyPrior Source
A. R. Wright, Sotheby and Co., Harry Stow, Sir Henry Wellcome, Wellcome Trust
Evidence 1Provenance
Evidence 2Provenance
Country CultureEthnic Attribution
Culture GroupEthnic Attribution
Party NotesNotes
"A Benin carved wood Ancestral Figure with wing ears; a carved Serpent; a Snake Box; a circular Box; a half-circle Box; a bird-headed Box; a fine Ceremonial Dancing mask, perhaps Pahouin; and a Benin Tray."
summary of curatorial notes archival research thus far summer 2021Notes
statusLegal Status
Old Numbers
160604A
Party Lot Number
40
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