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Object NumberObject ID

1979.206.97

Object Sort NumberObject ID

1979 206 97

Primary Rendition NoObject ID

1979.206.97

TitleDesignation, Object Type

Plaque: Warrior and Fish

MediumMaterial

Brass

DimensionsDimensions

H. 18 x W. 12 x D. 2 1/4 in. (45.8 x 30.5 x 5.7 cm)

ClassificationObject Type

Metal-Sculpture

DateDate Made

16th–17th century

Geo: CityProduction Place

Court of Benin

Geo: CountryProduction Place

Nigeria

Credit LinePrior Source

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979

ProvenanceProvenance

Joseph von Sternberg (1894–1969), Vienna, New York, Hollywood, until 1949; [Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York, until 1949]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1949, on permanent loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, August 1958–1978Court of Benin Objects in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art

DynastyReign Associated Name

Oranmiyan

CultureEthnic Attribution

Edo peoples

ExhibitionHistoryExhibition History

Benin Bronzes Museum of Primitive Art, May 20, 1959–September 6,1959 Africa: Images and Realities St. Paul Gallery, MN, June 12, 1962–September 2,1962 Primitive Art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas Lent by theMPA The Society of the Four Arts, March 7, 1964–March 29,1964 Humble Treasures University of St. Thomas, Houston, October 14, 1965–December 5,1965 The World of Primitive Art Museum of Primitive Art, July 12, 1966–September 11,1966 Benin Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 21, 1968–November 24,1968 New Orleans Museum of Art, December 15, 1968–January 15,1969 Art of Oceania, Africa and the Americas from The Museum ofPrimitive Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 10, 1969–August 17,1969 Sculpture of Black Africa: Nigeria &Cameroon The Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 23, 1971–March 19,1972 African Art from the Museum of Primitive Art Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, October 12,1972–November 19, 1972 The Art of Nigeria and Cameroon South Huntington Public Library, New York, February 5, 1973–March30, 1973

BibliographyBibliography

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Art of Oceania, Africa, and the Americas from the Museum of Primitive Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1969, no. 366.

Published ReferencesBibliography