Standing Figure of Bird
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Caption
Edo. Standing Figure of Bird, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, 7 1/2 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 39.112. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Standing Figure of Bird
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Medium
Copper alloy
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/2 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 17.5 cm)
Inscriptions
"AF./2058" written in white underneath
Credit Line
Alfred W. Jenkins Fund
Accession Number
39.112
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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