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Banner2011.05.0015 (2011.05.0015)
124.6 x 88 x .2 cm (316 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Banner2011.05.0031 (2011.05.0031)
114.7 x 72.5 x .1 cm (209 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
History Panel, King’s List2013.05.0403 (2013.05.0403)
167.2 x 113.2 x .1 cm (670 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Documentary Artifacts : Graphic Documents
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Documentary Artifacts : Graphic Documents
Staff2013.05.1265 (2013.05.1265)
52 x 10 x 5.6 cm (416 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Fetish2013.05.1479 (2013.05.1479)
41 x 31 x 25 cm (5303 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Chief’s decorative and Symbolic Lion2013.05.1796A (2013.05.1796A)
50 x 35 x 11.5 cm (1486 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Fetish Figure2013.05.1870 (2013.05.1870)
32.5 x 10 cm (700.0 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Boccio Figure2014.03.0008 (2014.03.0008)
32.3 x 5.5 x 4.9 cm (119 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Janus Head2013.05.1972 (2013.05.1972)
19.7 x 14.3 x 11.4 cm (907 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Figurine: Quadruped2014.03.1002 (2014.03.1002)
42.6 x 15.5 x 10.4 cm (1467 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin (Archaic: Dahomey)
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Asen Acrelele, Diviner’s Staff2014.03.1024 (2014.03.1024)
123.6 x 9 x 7.9 cm (3000 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria or Benin
Period: 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Period: 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
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