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Some Gold, Bronze and Brass Objects from Ashanti
01/1947 | 526 | 89
Pages: 18+20-21
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Author:
Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1899
places:
Africa
places:
Africa / Asante
places:
Ghana
subjects:
Metalwork / African / Asante / Jewellery
subjects:
Bronzes / Brass / Gold
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
A-Two Bronze Vessels, Some Gold Jewellery and Bronze and Brass Weights from Ashanti. (Private Collection). Some Gold, Bronze and Brass Objects from Ashanti
Article
The Museum in the Royal Palaces at Abomey, Dahomey
06/1944 | 495 | 84
Pages: 146-149+151
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Author:
Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Abomey Historical Museum, Abomey, Benin
places:
Benin / Dahomey (former nation) / Abomey
subjects:
African / Metalwork / Art museums
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Collection of Paraphernalia of Dahomeyan Kings In Background, the Large Cloth Commemorates Conquests and Other Events of the 19th Century. The Museum in the Royal Palaces at Abomey, Dahomey
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Collection of Iron Standards. (Museum, Abomey). The Museum in the Royal Palaces at Abomey, Dahomey
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Collection of Jewellery of the Former Royal Family of Dahomey. The Museum in the Royal Palaces at Abomey, Dahomey
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Fetishes of the God of War. (Museum, Abomey). The Museum in the Royal Palaces at Abomey, Dahomey
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-The God of War. Beaten Sheet Iron. (Charles Ratton Collection, Paris). The Museum in the Royal Palaces at Abomey, Dahomey
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-The Bird Homssou Honssou. Carved Wood and Covered with Beaten Sheet Metal. (Collection of Fetishes of God of War, Abomey). The Museum in the Royal Palaces at Abomey, Dahomey
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Standards in the Collection of Fetishes of the God of War. (Abomey). The Museum in the Royal Palaces at Abomey, Dahomey
Article
Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
10/1943 | 487 | 83
Pages: 248-253
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Author:
Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)
Subjects
dates:
1300-1499 / 1500-1699
places:
Portugal / Benin
subjects:
Sculpture / Bronzes / African
subjects:
Yoruba
subjects:
Jewellery / Animals / Iconography
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Badge of Office of the Olokun Priests. 1350-1450 A. D. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Badge of Office of the Shango Priests. 1350-1450 A. D. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Badge of Office of the Olokun Priests. 1500-1897. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Fragment of a Badge of Office of the Olokun Priests. Middle of the Fifteenth Century. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. E-Fragment of a Badge of Office. 1500-1897. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. F-Ise Bearing the Royal Sword. 1500-1897. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Hip Ornament. 1300-1500 A. D. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Bini Queen and Ladies-in-waiting. 1500-1897. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Triple Dagger. 1300-1500 A. D. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. D-Plaque Showing Catfishes. 1500-1897. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. E-Relief Showing Bush Elephant. After 1897. Ancient Bronzes in the Royal Palace at Benin
Article
The Stone Figures of Esie in Nigeria
02/1943 | 479 | 82
Pages: 31-36
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Author:
Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)
Subjects
places:
Africa / Nigeria
places:
Esie
subjects:
African / Yoruba / Sculpture / Folklore / Social history
subjects:
Statues / Iconography / Human figure
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-The Stone Figures of Esie as They Were Seen from the Entrance to the Grove. The Stone Figures of Esie in Nigeria
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-The Priest of Esie Paying Homage to the Figure of the King Which Can be Seen at the End of the Horse-Shoe-Like Space. The Stone Figures of Esie in Nigeria
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-The Figure of the King. The Stone Figures of Esie in Nigeria
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Female Figure. The Stone Figures of Esie in Nigeria
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Figure Showing the Nupe Tribal Mark. The Stone Figures of Esie in Nigeria
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. D-Figure Showing Nupe Tribal Mark upon a Background of Oblique Cuts. The Stone Figures of Esie in Nigeria
Article
Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II
10/1941 | 463 | 79
Pages: 120-123+125-126
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Author:
Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)
Subjects
places:
Nigeria
subjects:
Nigerian sculpture / Nigerian / Tada
subjects:
Gods / Iconography
subjects:
Gago (Nigerian village chief) / Mandulis (Nubian sun god) / Nubian / Influence
subjects:
Jebba / Goddesses
subjects:
Sculpture / Bronzes / Bronzes
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-The Gago of Tada. Height 112 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Detail of A.. Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Female Figure. (Jebba Island). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Warrior. (Jebba Island). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Elephant. Height, about 60 c. m. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Dwarf. Brass; C-The Large Ostrich. Height, about 132 cm.; D-the Small Ostrich. Height, About 107 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
Article
Ancient Nigerian Bronzes -I
09/1941 | 462 | 79
Pages: 88-93
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Author:
Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)
Subjects
places:
Nigeria
places:
Dahomey (former nation)
subjects:
Sculpture / Bronzes / Bronzes / Nigerian sculpture / Nigerian / Yoruba
subjects:
Carving (processes) / Techniques
subjects:
Nupe / Tada / Benin (ancient Nigerian style)
subjects:
Gods / Iconography
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
A-Detail of B. Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-I.
Non-western art unattributed:
B-The Sitting Figure of Tada. Red Copper Bronze. Height, 56 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-I.
Non-western art unattributed:
C-The Man with Clasped Hands. Red Copper Bronze. Height, 56 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-I.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 1.-Section Through Mould of Nankani Bangte.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 2. Benin Relief on Its Backing and Section Through Completed Mould.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 3. Section Through Mould of Benin Head.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 4. Section Through Mould of Animal from Dahomey. (Hountoundji).