OBJECTID
C12763
Edo designations
English designations
Bird of Prophecy Staff
Categories
Musical Instruments
Ceremonial Objects
Staffs
Location
1020 Humboldt Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14211, United States
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Bird of Prophecy Staff
Bird of Prophecy Staff

Provenance

4 events
Production
unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)
The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igun-Ẹrọnmwọn guild in Benin City.
Looted
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)
The object was looted by February 1897 Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin from Benin Kingdom.
Unknown
1930 (approximate) to October 19, 1938
The object is known to have come into contact with Charles Alfred Marius Ratton, later in Paris.
Purchase
October 19, 1938
The object was purchased by the Buffalo Museum of Sciences from Charles Alfred Marius Ratton from Paris to Buffalo.

Institution data

Buffalo Museum of Sciences
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-07-01
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
ACCESSNO
object id
1938.189
HOMELOC
object id
R7-9J-04
OBJECTID
object id
C12763
OBJNAME
designation
object type
Figurine, Bird
DESCRIP
description
object type
Type: SYMBOLIC/RITUAL Form: TOP OF STAFF Materials: BRASS BIRD EFFIGY "bird of prophecy"
MATERIAL
material
Brass
CURVALMAX
dimensions
0
CURVALUE
dimensions
0
DEPTH
dimensions
0
DEPTHFT
dimensions
0
DEPTHIN
dimensions
0
DIAMETER
dimensions
0
DIAMETERFT
dimensions
0
DIAMETERIN
dimensions
0
DIMTYPE
dimensions
1
HEIGHT
dimensions
0
HEIGHTFT
dimensions
0
HEIGHTIN
dimensions
0
LENGTH
dimensions
0
LENGTHFT
dimensions
0
LENGTHIN
dimensions
0
WIDTH
dimensions
0
WIDTHFT
dimensions
0
WIDTHIN
dimensions
0
WEIGHT
weight
0
WEIGHTIN
weight
0
WEIGHTLB
weight
0
SPECIES
object type
BIRD EFFIGY "bird of prophecy"
SUBJECTS
iconography
DATE
date made
17-18 C
ERA
date made
17-18 C
ORIGIN
production place
SITE
production place
UDF2
production place
Centrl W Africa
UDF3
production place
Nigeria
UDF4
production place
Southern Area
UDF6
production place
Benin
COLLECTOR
prior source
Ratton Inc.
PROVENANCE
provenance
Museum Purchase Ratton Inc. Parisa 10.19.1938
COLLDATE
date collected
/ /
EXCAVADATE
date collected
/ /
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
Benin
COLLECTION
department and institution
Division of Anthropology
RECAS
accession method
NOTES
notes
SEE FILE UNDER C#
PUBNOTES
bibliography
Published: Yes CUMMINGS,VIRGINIA L. OUT OF AFRICA p17 #198 BSNS EXHIBIT CATALOG BUFFALO SOC NATL SCI BUFFALO NY 1969 CLAWSON,H.PHELPS BY THEIR WORKS p189 BUFFALO SOC NATL SCI BUFFALO NYC 1941 WINGERT,PAUL THE SCULPTURE OF AFRICA fig 43 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS NYC 1950 WINGERT,PAUL AFRICAN SCULPTURE #131 fig 43 EXHIBIT CATALOG M H DE YOUNG MEM MUS SAN FRANCISCO 1948 BUXTON,M H BENIN p6 EXHIBIT CATALOG 9-11/1968 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON TEXAS
CONDITION
condition
IMAGEFILE
images
078\C12763.JPG
CAPTION
C12763
CAT
O
CATBY
KHL
CATDATE
06/23/2021
CATTYPE
Archaeology
CIRCUM
0
CIRCUMFT
0
CIRCUMIN
0
CONDDATE
/ /
CONDEXAM
EARLYDATE
0
EXHIBITNO
0
EXHSTART
/ /
FLAGDATE
/ / : : AM
GPARENT
8: Communication Artifact
IDDATE
/ /
IMAGENO
1
INSDATE
/ /
INVNBY
KHL
INVNDATE
06/23/2021
LATEDATE
0
LOANDUE
/ /
LOANNO
0
LOANRENEW
/ /
LOCFIELD1
LOCFIELD3
LOCFIELD4
MAINTDATE
/ /
OUTDATE
/ /
PARENT
Art
PREPDATE
/ /
RECFROM
RENEWUNTIL
/ /
REPATDATE
/ /
REPATNOTES
Is it a burial? No Is a burial associated? No Is it sacred? No Patrimony? No
REPATNOTIC
/ /
STATUS
OK
STATUSBY
KHL
STATUSDATE
06/23/2021
TEMPDATE
/ /
TLOCFIELD1
TLOCFIELD3
UDF1
Africa
UDF11
E
UDF12
1938
UDF13
0
UDF14
0
UDF15
0
UDF16
1
UDF17
0
UDF18
/ /
UDF19
/ /
UDF20
/ /
UDF5
UDF8
UPDATED
06/23/2021
VALUEDATE
05/10/1999
WEBINCLUDE
.F.
XCORD
0
YCORD
0
ZCORD
0
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