Ẹyo Otọ

Ẹyo Otọ

Ẹyo Otọ is a learning space about the objects and their Edo designations. Listen, view and read about their use, production and function.

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About the project

Brooklyn Museum
ObjectID: 69031
Institution media
1 Images
Digital Benin research
Digital Benin linked field
Value
English designation
Relief Plaque
Category
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Provenance
Carlebach, Julius
Julius Carlebach Gallery
Peralta-Ramos, Arturo
Peralta-Ramos, Paul
Rogers, Millicent Abigail
Location
200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238, United States
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Brooklyn Museum
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2021-06-30
Language: english
Digital Benin linked fieldInstitution fieldValue
object idObjectID69031
designation, object typeTitlePlaque
descriptionDescriptionFull figure of Portuguese warrior, holds mace, cap with two feathers, flowing hair, beard, wears skirt, sword, three rosettes in background, chased surface with floral motif, figure also shows elaborate surface treatment.
materialMediumCopper alloy
dimensionsDimensions19 13/16 x 15 9/16 x 2 1/2 in. (50.3 x 39.5 x 6.4 cm)
inscriptionsInscriptions
date madeAlpha Sort 216th or 17th century
date madeBegin Date1501
production placeGeographyPlace made: Benin City, Royal Court of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria, Africa
prior sourceCredit LineGift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos
provenanceProvenancePrior to 1953, provenance not yet documented; before 1953, Julius Carlebach, New York; by 1953, acquired by Millicent A. Rogers; 1953, Millicent A. Rogers to Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, by descent; 1956, gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos to Brooklyn Museum.
ethnic attributionAlpha SortEdo
ethnic attributionMakerEdo
exhibition historyExhibition HistoryBrooklyn Museum, "Double Take: African Innovations," Long-term Installation, October 29, 2014 - March 19, 2017. Brooklyn Museum, "African Innovations," Long-term Installation, August 12, 2011 - September 28, 2014. Brooklyn Museum, “Arts of Africa,” Long-term Installation, May 24, 2001 - June 26, 2011. Brooklyn Museum, "Arts of Africa," Long-term Installation, March 9, 1995 - 2001. Brooklyn Museum, Long-term Installation, 1976 - 1982.
bibliographyPublished ReferencesSiegmann, William C., Kevin D. Dumouchelle and Joseph Adande. African Art: a Century at the Brooklyn Museum. New York, NY: Prestel, 2009, cat. 46, 134-35.Tenenbaum, Frieda, and Edward Bryant. African Sculpture. New York, NY: Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1958, fig. 15.
Object Number56.6.74
Sort Number1956 6 74