objectnumber: y1968-32
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Princeton University Art Museum
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objectnumberObject ID
y1968-32
Former-PUAM-TitleDesignation
Figure of a Portuguese
TitleDesignation
Figure (probably from an altar): Portuguese man
Core-Cataloguing-Fields/DescriptionDescription
Standing male figure, legs proportionately very short. Left hand at beard, right holding staff which rests on ground. Wearing hat with cylindrical crown, tied with tasseled cord, and broad, flat brim; buttoned, short-sleeved jacket; pleated, knee-length skirt. Long hair. Large eyes. Beaked nose. Moustache. From accession card.
MediumMaterial
Brass
Terms/Medium-AttributesMaterial
brass (alloy), casting (process), lost-wax process
MeasurementsDimensions
11.0 cm x 6.5 cm x 3.5 cm (4 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Core-Cataloguing-Fields/ClassificationObject Type
Metal-Figures
Terms/Classification-TermsObject Type
fragments, metalwork, statues
Terms/Subject-TermsIconography
caricatures, figures (representations), men, hats
DateDate Made
17th century
Search-DatesDate Made
1600, 1699
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, 2017-04-28, 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
Allen Rosenbaum and Francis F. Jones, Selections from The Art Museum, Princeton University, (Princeton, NJ: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1986), p. 240 (illus.).
Published-References-and-Reproductions/Reference/2Bibliography
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
30960
objectnumberObject ID
y1968-32
Primary_TitleDesignation
Figure (probably from an altar): Portuguese man
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Figure (probably from an altar): Portuguese man
captionDescription
Edo artist, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, Western Africa, Figure (probably from an altar): Portuguese man, 17th century. Brass, 11 × 6.5 × 3.5 cm. Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900 (y1968-32)
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Edo artist, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, Western Africa, <i>Figure (probably from an altar): Portuguese man</i>, 17th century. Brass, 11 × 6.5 × 3.5 cm. Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900 (y1968-32)
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Brass
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brass (alloy)
dimensionelements/DepthDimensions
Overall: 3.47 centimeters
dimensionelements/HeightDimensions
Overall: 11.00 centimeters
dimensionelements/WidthDimensions
Overall: 6.50 centimeters
dimensionelements/diamDimensions
dimensionsDimensions
11.0 cm x 6.5 cm x 3.5 cm (4 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
classificationObject Type
Metal
classifications/0/classificationObject Type
fragments
classifications/1/classificationObject Type
metalwork
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statues
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caricatures
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figures (representations)
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men
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hats
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datebeginDate Made
1600
datecomputedDate Made
1650
dateendDate Made
1699
daterangeDate Made
A.D. 1600-1700
displaydateDate Made
17th century
makers/datebeginProducer
1100
makers/dateendProducer
1900
makers/displaymakerProducer
Edo artist
makers/displaynameProducer
Edo
makers/roleProducer
Artist
makers/suffixProducer
artist
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casting (process)
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lost-wax process
geography/continentProduction Place
Africa
geography/countryProduction Place
Nigeria
geography/displaygeographyProduction Place
Place made: Africa, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom
geography/locationProduction Place
geography/regionProduction Place
Benin Kingdom
geography/subcontinentProduction Place
Western Africa
creditlinePrior Source
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
cultureterms/0/cultureEthnic Attribution
African
cultureterms/1/cultureEthnic Attribution
Benin
displaymakerEthnic Attribution
Edo artist
terms/Culture/0/termEthnic Attribution
African
terms/Culture/1/termEthnic Attribution
Benin
departmentDepartment and Institution
African and Oceanic Art
accessionyearAccession Date
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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3043
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Allen Rosenbaum and Francis F. Jones,<em> Selections from The Art Museum, Princeton University, </em>(Princeton, NJ: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1986)
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Allen Rosenbaum and Francis F. Jones,<em> Selections from The Art Museum, Princeton University, </em>(Princeton, NJ: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1986), p. 240 (illus.)
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1986
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1899
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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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1968
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