Provenance

3 events

Production

unknown to 1978

The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igbesamwan guild in Benin City.

Unknown

unknown to 1978

The object is known to have come into contact with Alhaji Adamu, in Benin City.

Purchase

1978

The object was purchased by the Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria from Alhaji Adamu in Benin City.

Institution data

Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria

The data was transferred directly by the institution and digitized by Digital Benin in collaboration with the NCMM

Last updated: 2023-11-30

Languages: english, bini; edo

Institution field	Value
Catalog Number object id	78B:1:8
Material material	Wood
Dimension H (cm) dimensions	30.4
Dimension W (cm) dimensions	21
Dimension L (cm) dimensions	30.423
Description description	The Iyeọkhọkhọ (hen figures) are used by chiefs and commoners on female altars. These differ from cast brass or bronze Ọkporhu, which are only to be used on royal ancestral altars for the Iy’Ọba. Iyeọkhọkhọ are carved in wood and usually depicted with a plump body and stylised motifs to represent the feathers. They are often painted, and on some occasions brass sheeting is overlaid on the surface. According to Seige (in Plankensteiner, 2007, p.412), hens ‘symbolise maternal care and love, in particular they protect the chicks by spreading their wings over them’.
Object count object count	1
Associated Guild producer	Igbesamwan
Production Place production place	Benin City
URL weblink	https://digitalbenin.org/catalogue/36_78B18
Production Technique production technique	Carving
P.N. object id
Diameter dimensions
Title designation
Date Made date made
Inscription inscriptions
fileNames	78B18_4.jpg, 78B18_5.jpg, 78B18_2.jpg, 78B18_6.jpg, 78B18_3.jpg, 78B18_1.jpg

Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria

The data was transferred directly from the institution and transcribed by the Digital Benin from Catalogue Cards.

Last updated: 2021-01-15

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Catalogue No object id	78B:1:8
Description description	A wooden cock(Okpiye in Benin), Eaten by termites having open anus, and three carved feathers at each side.
Material material	Wood
Diam dimensions
Dimension H (cm) dimensions	41
Dimension L (cm) dimensions
Dimension W (cm) dimensions
Weight KG weight	5.9
Classification object type	Wooden Cock
Patina and colour colour	Black
Method of Manufacture production technique	Carving
State production place	Bendel
Later Notes provenance
Vendor provenance	Alhaji Adamu
Ethnic Group ethnic attribution	Benin
Division department and institution
Condition Incl condition	"In bad condition, eaten by termites"
Photo Number images	1:134:31
P.N.
Price	300 NGN
Signature of Cataloguer	Anene

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