Standing Figure of Bird

Edo

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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

Arts of Africa

Culture

Edo

Title

Standing Figure of Bird

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

Sculpture

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

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