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Article
The Emotan Panel in the Penn Museum
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 888-897
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Author:
Curnow, Kathy (Curnow, Kathy)
Subjects
artists:
Edokpolo, Isaac O
artists:
Danford, John Alexander
dates:
1960-1969
museums and institutions:
Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, United
places:
Nigeria / Benin
subjects:
Carvings / Wood sculpture / Plaques / Monarchy
subjects:
Africans / Iconography / African sculpture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Decorative plaque (the Emotan Panel), by Isaac O. Edokpolo. c.1959–66. Wood, 39 by 29.5 by 2 cm. (Penn Museum, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
10. Detail of Fig.1, showing the medallion.
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11. Isaac O. Edokpolo’s business card. 9 by 7 cm. (Photograph Norma Wolff).
Attributed works:
12. Decorative plaque, by Isaac O. Edokpolo. Before 1966. Wood, approximately 38.53 by 26 cm. (Private collection; photograph Norma Wolff).
Attributed works:
2. Emotan, by John Alexander Danford. 1954. Bronze, height 182.9 cm. without base. (Photograph Barbara Blackmun, 1994).
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3. John Danford working on Emotan in his studio in Chelsea, London, 3rd April 1953. (Keystone Press; Alamy).
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4. A group of chiefs’ wives at a palace ceremony, their hair decorated with coral ornaments and brass feathers. 1994. (Photograph the author).
Attributed works:
5. The Emotan shrine as it appears today. (Photograph 21st June 2018, courtesy AllTimePost.com).
Attributed works:
6. The newly crowned O. ba of Benin Kingdom, Eheneden Erediauwa, is guided through a symbolic bridge by the palace chiefs during his coronation in Benin City, Nigeria, 20th October 2016. (Photograph Reuters / Akintunde Akinleye; Alamy).
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7. Decorative plaque, by Isaac O. Edokpolo. c.1960s. Wood, 30 by 28 cm. (Private collection; photograph Michael Graham Stewart).
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8. Carved container. Late 19th century. Coconut, height 12.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
9. Prototype medallion for the London Royal Society of Arts, by Thomas Pingo. 1790. Silver, diameter 4.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Article
An Afro-Portuguese ivory from Ksar es-Seghir, Morocco
09/2021 | 1422 | 163
Pages: 822-824
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Author:
Afonso, Luís Urbano (Afonso, Luís Urbano)
Author:
Gomes, Mário Varela (Gomes, Mário Varela)
Subjects
dates:
Sixteenth-century
media:
Ivories
places:
Morocco / Portugal / Benin / Africa
subjects:
African sculpture / African / Portuguese / Carvings / Ivories / Spoons / Saltcellars / Oliphants / Forks / Pyxes
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Fragments of a Bini-Portuguese spoon or fork. 1525–50. Ivory, length c.7.6 cm. (From C. Redman: Qsar es-Seghir: An Archaeological View of Medieval Life, Orlando 1986, p.130).
Non-western art unattributed:
2. Technical drawing based on Fig.1. (J. Gonçalves).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Spoon. Bini-Portuguese, 1525–50. Ivory, length 26 cm. (Welt Museum, Vienna).
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Spoon. Bini-Portuguese, 1525–50. Ivory, 22 cm long. (Musée du Quai Branly, Paris).
Book Review
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution
06/2021 | 1419 | 163
Pages: 561-562
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Reviewer:
Akinsha, Konstantin (Akinsha, Konstantin)
Subjects
subjects:
Benin / Bronzes / Restitution / Ethics / Museums
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution By Dan Hicks. 336 pp. incl. numerous b. & w. ills. (Pluto Press, London, 2020), £20. ISBN 978–0–7453–4176–7. | :
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
Two Examples of Nigerian Wood-Carving
06/1943 | 483 | 82
Pages: 146-147+149
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Author:
Bunt, Cyril G. E. (Bunt, Cyril G. E.; Bunt, Cyril E. G.)
Subjects
dates:
1850-1899
places:
Africa / Nigeria / Benin
subjects:
Sculpture / Carvings
subjects:
Furniture
subjects:
Yoruba
subjects:
Christian iconography / Byzantine art / Influence
subjects:
Nigerian sculpture / Nigerian
subjects:
Benin (ancient Nigerian style)
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
A-Wood Coffer, Carved from a Single Block. From Benin, about 1891. Decorated with the Dual Twist and Non-Terminous Plait-Motives. Height, 67 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Two Examples of Nigerian Wood-Carving
Non-western art unattributed:
B-Ceremonial Stool of Carved Wood, from Benin, Late Nineteenth Century. Decorated with the Dual Twist, Non-Terminous Plait and Ribbon-Cross. Height, 42 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Two Examples of Nigerian Wood-Carving
Article
The Dating and Provenance of Negro Art
10/1940 | 451 | 77
Pages: 114-116+118-120+123
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Author:
Carline, Richard (Carline, Richard)
Subjects
places:
Nigeria / Gabon / Congo / Ivory Coast
places:
Benin
subjects:
African / Sculpture / Masks / Yoruba
subjects:
Shira / Luba / Baoulé / Yombe / Fan (African population)
subjects:
Dating / Formal analysis
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Horseman Carrying a Sword. Borgo (Yoruba) Tribe, Nigeria. Centre Part of a Royal Stool in Painted Wood. Height, about 30.5 cm. (British Museum). The Dating and Provenance of Negro Art
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Court Attendant. Benin. Bronze Plaque. Height, about 56 cm. (Captain A. W. Fuller); C-Bearded Man. Baoule Tribe, Ivory Coast. Hard Wood. Height, 35.6 cm. (Mr. Fred Uhlman). The Dating and Provenance of Negro Art
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Ghost Mask of a Woman. Egba (Yoruba) Tribe, Dahomey. Painted Cotton Wood. Length, 35.6 cm.; Height, 25.4 cm. (Mr. Richard Carline). The Dating and Provenance of Negro Art
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. E-Ghost Mask of a Woman. Ashira Tribe, Samba, Gabun. Painted Cotton Wood. Length, 28 cm.; Height, 12.7 cm. (Mr. Fred Uhlman). The Dating and Provenance of Negro Art
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Bearded Chief Seated on a Stool. Baoule Tribe, Ivory Caost. Hard Wood. Height, about 40.5 cm. (Sir Michael Sadler); B-Nude Hausa Woman. Popo (Yoruba) Tribe, Dahomey. Hard Wood. Height, 28 cm. (Museum, Wisbech); C-Men's Community Nail Fetish for Frightening Evil-Doers. Mayombe Tribe, Congo. Painted Wood. Height, 61 cm. (Messrs. Adams Bros.). The Dating and Provenance of Negro Art
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. D-Guardian of the Ancestors' Skulls. Fan, or Pre-Fan Tribe, Gabun. Hard Wood with Copper Eyes. Height, about 38 cm. (Museum, Lübeck). The Dating and Provenance of Negro Art
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. E-Nude Bearded Chief Holding a Rattle. Ba-Luba Tribe, Congo. Hard Wood. Height, 19 cm. (Mr. Fred Uhlman). The Dating and Provenance of Negro Art