Provenance

4 events

Production

unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)

The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igbesamwan guild and 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

February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to 1980

The object is known to have come into contact with Solomon Maizel, later in Wayne.

Gift

1980

The object was given as a gift by Solomon Maizel to the Detroit Institute of Arts from Wayne to Detroit.

Institution data

Detroit Institute of Arts

The data was retrieved from the institution’s website.

Last updated: 2026-02-09

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Accession Number object id	80.112
Title description	Kola Nut Box
Artwork Date date made	19th century
Artist producer	----------
Life Dates	----------
Nationality	African
Culture ethnic attribution	Benin
Medium material	Wood and metal
Dimensions dimensions	Overall: 9 × 4 3/4 × 14 inches (22.9 × 12.1 × 35.6 cm)
Classification designation	Wood and Woodcarving
Department department and institution	African Art
Credit accession method	Gift of Mr. Solomon Maizel
Copyright license	Public Domain
Markings	Please note: This section is empty
Provenance provenance	Solomon Maizel (Wayne, New Jersey); 1980-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Exhibition History exhibition history	Please note: This section is empty
Published References bibliography	Bulletin of the DIA 59, no. 4 (1981): p. 110 (ill.). African Masterworks In The Detroit Institute of Arts. Washington and London, 1995, cat. no. 35.
Catalogue Raisoneé	Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction	Benin, African, Kola Nut Box, 19th century, wood and metal. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. Solomon Maizel, 80.112.

Detroit Institute of Arts

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2022-08-29

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Accession number object id	80.112
Title designation	Kola Nut Box
Web Description description
Medium material	wood and metal
Dimensions dimensions	Overall: 9 × 4 3/4 × 14 inches (22.9 × 12.1 × 35.6 cm)
Artwork/Object creation date date made	19th century
Artist or Maker producer	Benin, African
Donor/purchase credit line prior source	Gift of Mr. Solomon Maizel
Provenance provenance	Solomon Maizel (Wayne, New Jersey); 1980-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Curatorial department department and institution	Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
Published References bibliography	Bulletin of the DIA 59, no. 4 (1981): p. 110 (ill.). African Masterworks In The Detroit Institute of Arts. Washington and London: The Detroit Institute of Arts and Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995, cat. no. 35.
Credit line for reproduction license	Benin, African, Kola Nut Box, 19th century, wood and metal. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. Solomon Maizel, 80.112.
Credit Line	Benin, African, Kola Nut Box, 19th century, wood and metal. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. Solomon Maizel, 80.112.

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