Catalogue
Accession number
63.268.198
Institution
Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art
Edo designations
English designations
Ancestral Staff
Categories
Altar & Shrine Objects
Staffs
Location
Eskenazi Museum of Art, 1133 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States

Provenance

3 events
Production
unknown to 1963
The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igbesamwan guild in Benin City.
Unknown
unknown to 1963
The object is known to have come into contact with Sheelagh Burns.
Purchase
1963
The object was purchased by the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art from Sheelagh Burns with its destination in Bloomington.

Institution data

Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2022-02-01
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Accession number
object id
63.268.198
Artwork title
designation
Rattle Staff
Materials
material
Wood and pigment
Dimensions
dimensions
48 ¼ x 3 in. (122.6 x 7.6 cm)
Date
date made
Date unidentified
Kingdom name
production place
Benin Kingdom
Nation
production place
Nigeria
Credit line
prior source
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 63.268.198
Provenance
provenance
1963, Indiana University Art Museum purchase from Mrs. Sheelagh Burns
Culture
ethnic attribution
Edo
Exhibition history
exhibition history
Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1976–1985. “African Art Exhibition,” Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, September 25–October 23, 1970. “African Art Exhibition,” Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, April 6–May 8, 1970. "African Art Exhibition," Cleo Rodgers Memorial Library, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, January 25–March 24, 1970.
Published references
bibliography
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