COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1976.523
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AIC_.1976.523
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
aly
1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator:
Nigeria, (Court of Benin) Edo
ctt
Nigeria, (Court of Benin) Edo
Creator
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
crn
Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Nigerian; Edo
crc
African; West African; Nigerian; Edo
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Nigeria//Africa, West Africa, Benin, Southern Nigeria (SL) Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
cdt
Africa, Nigeria//Africa, West Africa, Benin, Southern Nigeria (SL) Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Edo
crt
Edo
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Royal Altar Tusk
otn
Royal Altar Tusk
Title
false
Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
false
View:
full view
rid
full view
View
false
Creation Date:
1850/1888
oct
1850/1888
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1850
ocs
1850
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1888
oce
1888
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Ivory
omd
Ivory
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Ivory
clt
Ivory
Classification Term
false
Subject Description:
Elephant tusk with incised animal and human motifs. Bottom register: Oba Ewuare represented wearing cross, flanked by two Portuguese. Leopard head at proper left. Second register: Oba Ewuare wearing royal coral regalia, represented holding mudfish, flanked by two attendants; man wrestling with viper on proper right; elephant head with fist at end of trunk at proper left; leopard above Oba's head . Third register: Oba wearing royal coral regalia and hip pendants, flanked by two other Obas wearing regalia and attendants. Fourth register: Oba wearing royal coral regalia holding staff and eben, flanked by two attendants; elephant with trunk-hand on proper left. Fifth register: Oba depicted with mudfish legs, wearing royal coral regalia with belt that terminates in serpents eating frogs; holding eben and staff. Flanked by two female attendants. Sixth register: Warrior Oba wearing coral over armor, iron helmet, and iron mesh coat, holding staff and eben; flanked by two warrior attendants. Mudfish on proper left. Serpent eating frogs above Oba's head. Seventh register: Oba depicted with mudfish legs, wearing royal coral regalia with belt that terminates in vipers eating frogs; holding crocodiles. Flanked by a female attendant at proper right and an executioner priest on proper left. Eighth register: Royal official depicted carrying ceremonial container; flanked by two Portuguese. Ninth register: Royal official carrying ceremonial wands; leopard at proper right.
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Elephant tusk with incised animal and human motifs. Bottom register: Oba Ewuare represented wearing cross, flanked by two Portuguese. Leopard head at proper left. Second register: Oba Ewuare wearing royal coral regalia, represented holding mudfish, flanked by two attendants; man wrestling with viper on proper right; elephant head with fist at end of trunk at proper left; leopard above Oba's head . Third register: Oba wearing royal coral regalia and hip pendants, flanked by two other Obas wearing regalia and attendants. Fourth register: Oba wearing royal coral regalia holding staff and eben, flanked by two attendants; elephant with trunk-hand on proper left. Fifth register: Oba depicted with mudfish legs, wearing royal coral regalia with belt that terminates in serpents eating frogs; holding eben and staff. Flanked by two female attendants. Sixth register: Warrior Oba wearing coral over armor, iron helmet, and iron mesh coat, holding staff and eben; flanked by two warrior attendants. Mudfish on proper left. Serpent eating frogs above Oba's head. Seventh register: Oba depicted with mudfish legs, wearing royal coral regalia with belt that terminates in vipers eating frogs; holding crocodiles. Flanked by a female attendant at proper right and an executioner priest on proper left. Eighth register: Royal official depicted carrying ceremonial container; flanked by two Portuguese. Ninth register: Royal official carrying ceremonial wands; leopard at proper right.
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Africa,West Africa,Nigeria,Kingdom of Benin
ocp
Africa,West Africa,Nigeria,Kingdom of Benin
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H: 59 1/4 in. (150.5 cm); L: 77 in. (195.6 cm); D: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
met
H: 59 1/4 in. (150.5 cm); L: 77 in. (195.6 cm); D: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
oop
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1976.523
ooa
1976.523
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hokin.
ooc
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hokin.
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E31554.TIF
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AIC_.E31554.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false