objectnumber: y1968-31
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Princeton University Art Museum
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objectnumberObject ID
y1968-31
Former-PUAM-TitleDesignation
Horn player
TitleDesignation
Plaque fragment: attendant playing a side-blown trumpet
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Brass
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brass (alloy), casting (process), lost-wax process
MeasurementsDimensions
h. 22.0 cm., w. 7.6 cm., d. 5.7 cm. (8 11/16 x 3 x 2 1/4 in.)
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Metal-Figures
Terms/Classification-TermsObject Type
plaques, metalwork
Terms/Subject-TermsIconography
men, musicians
DateDate Made
17th – 18th century
Search-DatesDate Made
1600, 1799
makerProducer
Edo artist
Geography/CountryProduction Place
Nigeria
Geography/Place-madeProduction Place
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, Western Africa
Geography/RegionProduction Place
Benin Kingdom
Geography/SubContinentProduction Place
Western Africa
Accession-Information/DonorPrior Source
J. Lionberger Davis, 1878–1973
CreditlinePrior Source
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Core-Cataloguing-Fields/ProvenanceProvenance
Benin City (Edo), present-day Nigeria, until 1897; [Mathias Komor Works of Fine Art, New York, NY]; J. Lionberger Davis; Princeton University Art Museum, 1968
- Provenance, 2017-04-27, Kristen D. Windmuller-Luna
Terms/Culture-TermsEthnic Attribution
African, Benin
Accession-Information/Accession-DateAccession Date
1968
Accession-Information/Accession-MethodAccession Method
Gift
Exhibition-History/Exhibition/Exhibition-DateExhibition History
Exhibition-History/Exhibition/Exhibition-PlaceExhibition History
Exhibition-History/Exhibition/Exhibition-TitleExhibition History
Exhibition-History/Exhibtion/Exhibition-DateExhibition History
Feb 14, 1981 – Jul 5, 1981
Exhibition-History/Exhibtion/Exhibition-PlaceExhibition History
Princeton University Art Museum
Exhibition-History/Exhibtion/Exhibition-TitleExhibition History
African Tribal Art from the Collection
Published-References-and-Reproductions/Reference/0Bibliography
"Selected checklist of objects in the collection of African art," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 58, no. 1/2 (1999): p. 77–83, p. 78.
Published-References-and-Reproductions/Reference/1Bibliography
Alfreda J. Murck, "Acquisitions 1968", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 27, no. 2 (1968): p. 94-105, p. 100.
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Princeton University Art Museum
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objectidObject ID
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objectnumberObject ID
y1968-31
Primary_TitleDesignation
Plaque fragment: attendant playing a side-blown trumpet
displaytitleDesignation, Object Type
Plaque fragment: attendant playing a side-blown trumpet
captionDescription
Edo artist, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, Western Africa, Plaque fragment: attendant playing a side-blown trumpet, 17th – 18th century. Brass, 22 x 7.6 x 5.7 cm. Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900 (y1968-31)
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Edo artist, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, Western Africa, <i>Plaque fragment: attendant playing a side-blown trumpet</i>, 17th – 18th century. Brass, 22 x 7.6 x 5.7 cm. Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900 (y1968-31)
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brass (alloy)
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Overall: 5.70 centimeters
dimensionelements/HeightDimensions
Overall: 22.00 centimeters
dimensionelements/WidthDimensions
Overall: 7.60 centimeters
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dimensionsDimensions
h. 22.0 cm., w. 7.6 cm., d. 5.7 cm. (8 11/16 x 3 x 2 1/4 in.)
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plaques
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metalwork
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men
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musicians
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datebeginDate Made
1600
datecomputedDate Made
1700
dateendDate Made
1799
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A.D. 1700-1800
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1100
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Edo artist
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Edo
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Artist
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artist
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lost-wax process
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Africa
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Nigeria
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Place made: Africa, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom
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Benin Kingdom
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Western Africa
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Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
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Benin
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Edo artist
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Benin
departmentDepartment and Institution
African and Oceanic Art
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1968-01-01
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"Selected checklist of objects in the collection of African art," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University</em> 58, no. 1/2 (1999): p. 77–83.
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"Selected checklist of objects in the collection of African art," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University</em> 58, no. 1/2 (1999): p. 77–83., p. 78
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1999
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Alfreda J. Murck, "Acquisitions 1968", <EM>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University</EM> 27, no. 2 (1968): p. 94-105.
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Alfreda J. Murck, "Acquisitions 1968", <EM>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University</EM> 27, no. 2 (1968): p. 94-105., p. 100
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