recordNumber
1114432
Institution
Field Museum
Edo designations
English designations
Hen Figure
Categories
Altar & Shrine Objects
Figures
Location
1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, United States
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Hen Figure
Hen Figure
Hen Figure
Hen Figure
Hen Figure

Provenance

4 events
Production
unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)
The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igbesamwan 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
June 29, 1961 (year approximate)
The object is known to have come into contact with the Art Institute of Chicago, later in Chicago.
Exchange
June 29, 1961
The object was exchanged between the Art Institute of Chicago and the Field Museum in Chicago.

Institution data

Field Museum
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2022-01-21
Language: english
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zoomorphic figure sculpture in the form of a bird; chicken; rooster / cock; carved wooden representation of cock, on circular base, with pointed stake on top; Dimensions: H = 37.0 cm / 11 1/4"; Diameter (base) = 19.5 cm / 7 3/4"; Description from Art Institute of Chicago records: wood altar piece in the form of a rooster; 19th centrury; Dimensions: H = 13"
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wood
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19th century
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Benin City
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[2737] Art Institute of Chicago (Exchange)
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Edo
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(c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/3a5cd84c-3f85-4a63-bbf5-1935cff16cf4 (accessed on 12 Oct 2021)
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Courtesy of: R. Testa. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/d80c9140-c72c-419c-ba30-c46b39f719df (accessed on 29 Oct 2021)
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Courtesy of: J. Bayalis. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/29ed066b-ab4a-4868-9c61-540d081be996 (accessed on 07 Nov 2021)
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Courtesy of: C. J. Philipp, J. W. Kennedy. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/f65340d8-e589-494b-920f-08d956c6a944 (accessed on 13 Jan 2022)
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