Fowler Museum at UCLA
Object ID: X87.1456
Institution media
11 images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Elao
English designation
Commemorative Head
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Heads
Provenance
Joss, Jerome Lionel
Scheinberg, Alfred L.
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
X87.1456
descriptionDescription
head (memorial head?)
MaterialsMaterial
WOOD, COPPER ALLOY, COCONUT SHELL
DimensionsDimensions
H: 48.90 cm, W: 27.50 cm, D: 19.60 cm
Object NameObject Type
HEAD
DateDate Made
late 19th century
Geographical areaProduction Place
BENIN KINGDOM, BENIN CITY, SOUTH NIGERIA
PartyPrior Source
Mr. Jerome L. Joss, Alfred L. Scheinberg
Evidence 1Provenance
Evidence 2Provenance
Country CultureEthnic Attribution
Benin Kingdom/ Nigeria
Culture GroupEthnic Attribution
EDO (NIGERIAN)
Party NotesNotes
Attribution made at time of appraisal: Western Nigeria, Benin City, Edo People, Bini sub-group, Late Period, Altar head...similar piece collected by Pitt Rivers and...illustrated in ANTIQUE WORKS OF ART FROM BENIN.
summary of curatorial notes archival research thus far summer 2021Notes
statusLegal Status
Old Numbers
O.A-84-296
Party Lot Number
provenance list known dates