Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Object Number: 16-43-50/B1488
Institution media
1 image
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ewua
English designation
Ewua Messenger Figure
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Figures
Provenance
Bates, Oric
Oldman, William Ockelford
LocationCambridge, MA, United States
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2021-09-10
Language: English
Object NumberObject ID
16-43-50/B1488
Display TitleDesignation
Bronze figure of messenger
Inventory DescriptionDescription, Object Type
Bronze figurine, standing human, holding tools in both hands
Object DescriptionDescription
Bronze figure of messinger. Additional descriptive notes in Conservation.
MaterialsMaterial
Bronze, Copper alloy
DimensionsDimensions
Overall: 12.6 x 5.7 x 5.1 cm (4 15/16 x 2 1/4 x 2 in.)
ClassicationObject Type
Figurine
QuantityObject Count
1
DateDate Made
GeoLocaleProduction Place
West Africa
Geography/ProvenienceProduction Place
Africa\Nigeria
Credit LinePrior Source
Gift of Oric Bates, 1916
Provenance: CollectorPrior Source, Provenance
Collector: British Punitive Force; Dealer: William O. Oldman
Provenance: AcquisitionProvenance
Donor: Mr. Oric Bates
Culture/PeriodEthnic Attribution
Benin
DepartmentDepartment and Institution
Ethnographic
Image Credit Line ReproductionLicense
Gift of Oric Bates, 1916. Image © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 16-43-50/B1488
URLWeblink
collections.peabody.harvard.edu/objects/114227
Digital File Number
15670055