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Object Number:
1996.11
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6 Images
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Edo designation
Ikẹgobọ
English designation
Altar of the Hand
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Provenance
Chief H. A.
Davis Gallery
Davis, Charles B.
Ibrahim, Abdullaha
Jacob S. Rogers Fund
Omoruyi
Location
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Object Number
object id
1996.11
Object Sort Number
object id
1996 11
Primary Rendition No
object id
DP234641
Title
designation
,
object type
Altar to the Hand of Ezomo Ehenua (Ikegobo)
Medium
material
Brass
Dimensions
dimensions
H. 13 × W. 14 × D. 14 in. (33 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm)
Classification
object type
Metal-Sculpture
Date
date made
18th–19th century
Geo: City
production place
Court of Benin
Geo: Country
production place
Nigeria
Credit Line
prior source
Rogers Fund, 1996
Provenance
provenance
Ezomo Omoruyi, Benin, until (d.)1960; by descent, Chief H.A. Ezomo of Benin, Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, until1994; [Abdullaha Ibrahim, Cotonou, Benin, 1994–1995]; [Charles B. Davis III, Davis Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 1995–1996
Dynasty
reign associated name
Oranmiyan
Culture
ethnic attribution
Edo peoples
ExhibitionHistory
exhibition history
Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, IconicSculptures Museum Rietberg, February 26, 2012–June 3, 2012
Bibliography
bibliography
Bradbury, R.E. Benin Studies. London: Thames & Hudson Inc., 1973. LaGamma, Alisa. Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011, pp. 32–34.
Published References
bibliography
LaGamma, A. Recent Acquisitions: A Selection 1995-1996. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Fall 1996, New York.