| object id | Object Number | 1991.17.32 |
| object id | Object Sort Number | 1991 17 32 |
| object id | Primary Rendition No | DT1232 |
| designation, object type | Title | Male Figure: Court Official |
| material | Medium | Brass |
| dimensions | Dimensions | H. 24 3/4 in. × W. 7 1/8 in. × D. 7 in. (62.9 × 18.1 × 17.8 cm) |
| object type | Classification | Metal-Sculpture |
| date made | Date | 16th–17th century |
| production place | Geo: City | Court of Benin |
| production place | Geo: Country | Nigeria |
| prior source | Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991 |
| provenance | Provenance | Court of Benin, taken from the Royal Palace in 1897 during the British military occupation of Benin; Col. Le-Poer-O'Shea, Royal Engineers Boundary Commission, 1897–1900; (Sotheby's, London, March 8, 1957, no. 197); [Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York, from 1957]; a private collector, until 1986; (Sotheby's, New York, Nov. 18, 1986, no. 96); Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York, 1986–1991Court of Benin Objects in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| reign associated name | Dynasty | Oranmiyan |
| ethnic attribution | Culture | Edo peoples |
| exhibition history | ExhibitionHistory | Royal Art of Benin from the Perls Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 16, 1992–September 13,1992
Treasures From an African Kingdom: The Royal Art of Benin from thePerls Collection at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Frick Art & Historical Center, June 24, 1993–August 29,1993
Kimbell Art Museum, October 30, 1993–January 2,1994
High Museum of Art, January 25, 1994–April 24,1994
Cincinnati Art Museum, May 21, 1994–August 7,1994
Denver Art Museum, September 6, 1994–November 28,1994 |
| bibliography | Bibliography | Ben‑Amos Paula. The Art of Benin. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1980, p. 40.
Blackmun, Barbara. "From Trader to Priest in Two Hundred Years: The Transformation of a Foreign Figure on Benin Ivories." Art Journal vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 131–132.
Dark, Philip J.C. An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1982, Y8/61.
Eyo, Ekpo and Frank Willett. Treasures of Ancient Nigeria. New York: Knopf, 1980, p. 133.
Ezra, Kate. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Recent Acquisitions (Fall 1991), p. 83.
Ezra, Kate. Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992, p. 66–67, no. 15.
Lehuard, Raoul. "Les Ventes." Arts d'Afrique Noirevol. 61 (1987), pp. 47–48.
Sotheby & Co. Oriental and European Rugs and Carpets: Textiles and Tapestries; English and Continental Clocks; Fine French and English Furniture. London: , March 8, 1957, no. 157.
Sotheby's. Important TribalArt. New York: , November 18, 1986, no. 96. |
| bibliography | Published References | Oriental and European Rugs and Carpets: Textiles and Tapestries; English and Continental Clocks; Fine French and English Furniture (sale cat.), Sotheby's, London, March 8, 1957, lot 197.
Dark, P. 1982. An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art. Boston: Y8/61.
Important TribalArt (sale cat.), Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 1986, lot 96.
Lehuard, R. 1987. "Les Ventes." Arts d'Afrique Noire61: 47- 48; 47.
Ezra, K. 1991. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Recent Acquisitions, New York, Fall: 83.
"ROYAL ART OF BENIN. The Perls Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Kate Ezra. The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York 1992 Fig. 15 |
