Provenance
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| Institution field | Value |
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Accession Number object id | X1986.402a-b |
Title designation object type | Box with lid |
Label/0/Label Copy description | ANTELOPE BOX, Benin, Nigeria, Guinea Coast Boxes of this type held kola nuts and were used by chiefs to present the nuts to the Oba (King) during special ceremonies. The Stanley Collection CMS 402 |
Dimensions dimensions | 7 x 5 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (17.78 x 14.29 x 27.31 cm) |
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Artist - Sort Name producer | Benin |
Continent production place | Africa |
Country production place | Nigeria |
Region production place | Western Africa |
Credit Line prior source | The Stanley Collection of African Art |
Source prior source | Stanley, Maxwell; Stanley, Maxwell |
Provenance provenance | Collection of C.M. Stanley, Muscatine, IA. Purchased from Ludwig Bretschneider, September 7, 1979. |
Culture ethnic attribution | Benin |
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Exhibitions exhibition history | UIMA@IMU Visual Classroom 2009 Fall Reinstall, UIMA@IMU Visual Classroom, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, August 8, 2009 - August 1, 2010. African Galleries Reinstall, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa, January 2007 – January 2008. Birth and Death, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa, September 1990. Stanley II, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa, March 1989. |
Bib bibliography | Curnow, Kathy. At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Objects. Cleveland, OH: The Galleries at Cleveland State University, 2014. |
Condition/0/Condition report condition | Loss of material at neck, crack from neck running under chin & back of head, normal wear. |
Condition/0/Examination Date condition | 20121983 |
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Category/0 | African |
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Category2 | Woodwork |
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Keywords | government;containers (receptacles); |
Label/0/Curator | na |
Label/0/Exhibition | na |
Label/0/Year | na |
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Media & Support | Wood |
Temp ID | 846,1983 |
ULAN ID | 500355199 |
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