Box Lid
| Object Number: | 29-93-6B |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 19th century CE |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Ivory |
| Height: | 6.1 cm |
| Length: | 16.2 cm |
| Width: | 10.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
| Other Number: | 052 - Cast Number |
Description
Box lid carved with two Portuguese figures (in European dress) fighting beside a tethered pangolin. Side of box decorated with a three-ply two strand twist (each strand is three-ply)
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Negro Sculpture (1957 - 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1987 - 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Brown, Martha M. 2009. Iyare! Splendor & Tension in Benin's Palace Theatre: An African Curriculum for Students.. Hollister Kids for the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 7 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Roberts, Allen. 1995. Animals in African Art: From the Familiar to the Marvelous.. The Museum for African Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 144-145 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Plass, Margaret B. Dec 1957. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 4. pg. 5-76 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 36 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Hall, Henry U. 1922. "Great Benin Royal Altar". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 13. no. 2. pg. 105-168 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p.152, fig. 65 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Kecskesi, Maria. 2016. "Pangolin Oracles in Southern Tanzania With Notes on Other Roles Played by the Scaly Anteater in Africa". Tribal Art Magazine. Vol. XX:2. no. 79. pg. 92-105 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 101, fig. 21 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 98-99 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] 1965. Guide to the Collections, The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. pg. 1-167 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 119 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Plass, Margaret B. 1956. African Tribal Sculpture.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 33 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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