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Idiophone: bird of prophecy (ahianmwen-oro),
17th–18th century
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nmwọ̀n (royal brass-casting guild) member
Edo
y1968-33
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Title
Idiophone: bird of prophecy (ahianmwen-oro)
Dates
17th–18th century
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
h. 32.0 cm., w. 10.6 cm., d. 10.2 cm. (12 5/8 x 4 3/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1968-33
Place Made
Africa, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom
Materials
Techniques
Subject
Benin City (Edo), present-day Nigeria, probably 1897; [Mathias Komor Works of Fine Art, New York, NY]; J. Lionberger Davis; Princeton University Art Museum, 1968
- Alfreda J. Murck, "Acquisitions 1968", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 27, no. 2 (1968): p. 94-105., p. 100
- "Gifts by J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900, to the Art Museum", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 33, no. 2 (1974): p. 24-30., p. 29
- "Selected checklist of objects in the collection of African art," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 58, no. 1/2 (1999): p. 77–83., p. 79
