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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
Object Number: (Object Numbers):
AF2041
Institution media
4 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Aken'ni Elao
English designation
Fragment
Altar Tusk
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
Location
3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Internal Data (eng)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2022-05-19
Language:
english
Object Number: (Object Numbers)
object id
AF2041
Native Name: (Cultural Affiliations)
edo designation
Description: (Collection Details)
description
Male, in relief. Part of the carving from decorated tusk like No. AF2032.
Materials: (Production Details)
material
Bronze|Copper Alloy|Ivory
Height: (Measurements)
dimensions
Length: (Measurements)
dimensions
166
Outside Diameter: (Measurements)
dimensions
Thickness: (Measurements)
dimensions
Unit: (Measurements)
dimensions
Centimeters/Inches
Width: (Measurements)
dimensions
68
Object Name: (Collection Details)
object type
Tusk
Iconography: (Subject)
iconography
Date Made/Origin: (Date of Object)
date made
Earliest: (Date of Object)
date made
Latest: (Date of Object)
date made
Period: (Date of Object)
date made
Technique: (Production Details)
production technique
Lost Wax Casting
Manufacture Location/Mint: (Provenience Details)/Manufacture Location/Mint: (Production Details)
production place
Place Name: (Place)
production place
Nigeria|Benin Kingdom
Place Type: (Place)
production place
Country|Kingdom
Credit Line
prior source
Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Events/Events: (Collection Details)/Events: (Repatriation)/Events: (Analysis Details)
event
|[EX-1990-9] African Gallery - Exhibition (1990 - Aug 1995)
Culture: (Date of Object)
ethnic attribution
Edo (Africa)
Department: (Object Details)/Department: (Collection Identification)
department and institution
African
Location: (Current Location)
display status
Collections Storage
Reference: (Bibliography)
bibliography
Website URL
weblink
https://www.penn.museum/collections/object.php?irn=278474
Accession Lot: (Collection Details)
[1912-1]
Culture Area: (Provenience Details)
Other Number Type
Dealer's Number
Other Number: (Object Numbers)
24459