Statue
AF2065A
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
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Object Number
AF2065A
Current Location
Africa Galleries - On Display
Culture
Edo (Africa)
Provenience
Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Date Made
18th century CE
Section
African
Materials
Copper Alloy
Technique
Lost Wax Casting
Iconography
Cock
Description
Rooster with high tail feathers, incised feather designs throughtout body, thick legs, spur on one leg. Rooster standing on a square base decorated with elephant trunk ending in human hand clutching leaves motif and guilloche pattern.
Height
51.99 cm
Length
48.01 cm
Width
22 cm
Credit Line
Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Other Number
25868 - Dealer's Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
"The Art of Great Benin ." The Museum Journal 3, no. 4. ( Dec 1912): 76-81. See: p. 80, fig. 43
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Wieschhoff, Heinrich A. "II. The Cultures of Africa ." The University Museum Bulletin XI, no. 1-2. (1945): 34-72. See: p. 63, fig. 23
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Plass, Margaret B. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery ." The University Museum Bulletin 21, no. 4. ( Dec 1957): 5-76. See: p. 30
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Horne, Lee C. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum . Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1985. See: p. 14, p. 41
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Culinary Expeditions: A Celebration of Food and Culture Inspired by Penn Museum Treasures . Philadelphia: 2014. Page/Fig./Plate: 133 See: p. 5View related objects
Curnow, Kathy. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre . 2016. See: p. 49
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Curnow, Kathy. Guide to the Benin Collection at the Penn Museum . Philadelphia: Questor | UPMAA, 2024. Page/Fig./Plate: 132 See: p. 69, fig. 78
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