Object ID
316508
Edo designations
Uko
Uko
English designations
Flask
Categories
Healing & Divining Objects
Containers
Location
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States
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Provenance

5 events
Production
unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)
The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igun-Ẹrọnmwọn guild in Benin City.
Looted
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)
The object was looted by Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin - February 1897 from Benin Kingdom.
Unknown
1956 (approximate) to 1991
The object is known to have come into contact with Ernst Anspach, later in New York City.
Purchase
1970s to 1991
The object was purchased by Klaus Gunther & Amelia 'Dolly' Perls in New York City.
Gift
1991
The object was given as a gift by Klaus Gunther & Amelia 'Dolly' Perls to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Institution data

Metropolitan Museum of Art
The data was downloaded via a public data access of the institution.
Last updated: 2025-06-02
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Is Highlight
False
Is Timeline Work
False
Is Public Domain
license
True
Object ID
object id
316508
Department
department and institution
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
AccessionYear
accession date
1991
Object Name
object type
Vessel
Title
designation
Medicine Vessel: Figure
Culture
ethnic attribution
Edo peoples
Object Date
date made
18th–19th century
Object Begin Date
date made
1700
Object End Date
date made
1800
Medium
material
Brass, stone bead, cord
Dimensions
dimensions
H. 2 1/2 × W. 1 1/8 × D. 7/8 in. (6.4 × 2.8 × 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
prior source
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991
Country
production place
Nigeria
Classification
object type
Metal-Containers
Link Resource
weblink
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316508
Repository
department and institution
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags
iconography
Faces
Tags AAT URL
iconography
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300251798
Tags Wikidata URL
iconography
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37017
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