Research notes
Unit
Davis Museum Benin Kingdom Files
Actors
Source actors
Davis Museum, Wellesley College
Mentioned actors
Duchateau, Armand
Blackmun, Barbara Winston
Rome, Harold
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Objects Mentioned

2 objects
Male Figure
ID Number
1955.13
Davis Museum at Wellesley College
Edo designations
Okpia
Bird of Prophecy Figure
ID Number
1958.37
Davis Museum at Wellesley College
Edo designations
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
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Condition Report
Davis Museum at Wellesley College
Davis Museum Benin Kingdom Files
Date
March 26, 1996
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Exhibition record
Davis Museum at Wellesley College
Davis Museum Benin Kingdom Files
Date
September 28, 2016

Institution data

Institution fieldValue
Title
Idiophone in the shape of an ahianmwen-oro (Bird of Prophecy), 18th–19th century
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