Catalogue
Accession Number
1989.790
Institution
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Edo designations
English designations
Bell
Categories
Altar & Shrine Objects
Musical Instruments
Location
4000 N Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46208, United States
Bell
Bell
Bell
Bell

Provenance

6 events
Production
1500 (year approximate) 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
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to 1900
The object is known to have come into contact with Augustus Henry Pitt-Rivers (Lane Fox), in Liverpool and later Farnham.
Unknown
1980 (approximate) to July 7, 1981
The object is known to have come into contact with Thomas Slater, later in Indianapolis.
Purchase
July 7, 1981
The object was purchased by Edith Morgan & Harrison Eiteljorg from Thomas Slater in Indianapolis.
Gift
1989
The object was given as a gift by Edith Morgan & Harrison Eiteljorg to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields in Indianapolis.

Institution data

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-04-17
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Accession Number
object id
1989.790
Previous Number(s)
object id
TR6937/629 | E81.16
Title
designation
bell
Object Label
description
Objects of cast brass are made by the lost-wax technique.  A brass caster begins with a lump of beeswax, which is modeled into the object being made.  Details are impressed into the wax or applied with threads of additional wax.  After the wax model is finished, it is covered with clay and left to dry for several days.
Materials
material
brass
Medium
material
Dimensions
dimensions
5-3/4 in.
Object Type
object type
sculptures, bells
Date Created
date made
20th century
Creation Location
production place
Nigeria
Credit Line
prior source
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg
Provenance
provenance
Collection of the Pitt-Rivers Museum Oxford, England before 1900...(Thomas Slater, Indianapolis) sold on July 7, 1981 to Harrison Eiteljorg [1903-1997] of Indianapolis; donated to the IMA 1989
Culture or People
ethnic attribution
Benin, Edo people
Accession Date
accession date
1990-01-18
Exhbitions
exhibition history
Rights
license
No Known Rights Holder
URL
weblink
 http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/14511/
Number of Parts
1
Support
brass
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