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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
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E402858-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Elao
Uhunmwu-Elao
English designation
Commemorative Head
Commemorative Head
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Heads
Altar & Shrine Objects
+ 1
Provenance
Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo
Heydt, Eduard von der
Office of Alien Property, Department of Justice
Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo
+ 2
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428163-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ọkporhu
Ọkporhu
English designation
Rooster Figure
Rooster Figure
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Figures
Altar & Shrine Objects
+ 1
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428165-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
English designation
Pendant Mask
Pendant Mask
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428166-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Elao
Uhunmwu-Elao
English designation
Commemorative Head
Commemorative Head
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Heads
Altar & Shrine Objects
+ 1
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428169-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
English designation
Pendant Mask
Pendant Mask
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428170-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
English designation
Pendant Mask
Pendant Mask
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428171-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Elao
Uhunmwu-Elao
English designation
Commemorative Head
Commemorative Head
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Heads
Altar & Shrine Objects
+ 1
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428172-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu elao ọghe Iy’ọba
Uhunmwu elao ọghe Iy’ọba
English designation
Commemorative Queen Mother Head
Commemorative Queen Mother Head
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Heads
Altar & Shrine Objects
+ 1
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428173-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Okpia
Ọba
Okpia
+ 1
English designation
Male Figure
King Figure
Male Figure
+ 1
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Figures
Altar & Shrine Objects
+ 1
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Gimpel Fils
Hirshhorn, Joseph Herman
Howe, John Patrick
Joseph Hirshhorn Foundation
Sotheby's
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
+ 5
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428174-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Urhotọ
Urhotọ
English designation
Altar Tableau
Altar Tableau
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Altar & Shrine Objects
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Gimpel Fils
Hirshhorn, Joseph Herman
Howe, John Patrick
Joseph Hirshhorn Foundation
Sotheby's
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
+ 5
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428175-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ama
Ama
English designation
Relief Plaque
Relief Plaque
Category
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428176-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Elao
Uhunmwu-Elao
English designation
Commemorative Head
Commemorative Head
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Heads
Altar & Shrine Objects
+ 1
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428177-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ama
Ama
English designation
Relief Plaque
Relief Plaque
Category
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428178-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ama
Ama
English designation
Relief Plaque
Relief Plaque
Category
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428179-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ama
Ama
English designation
Relief Plaque
Relief Plaque
Category
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Catalog #
:
E428180-0
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ama
Ama
English designation
Relief Plaque
Relief Plaque
Category
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
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