Object Number
69.90
Institution
Seattle Art Museum
Edo designations
English designations
Bird of Prophecy Figure
Categories
Figures
Location
1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, United States
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Provenance

5 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
1928 (approximate) to 1964 (approximate)
The object is known to have come into contact with Alice & Nasli Heeramaneck, later in New York City.
Purchase
1964 (uncertain/approximate)
The object was purchased by Adrienne Minassian from Alice & Nasli Heeramaneck in New York City.
Gift
1969
The object was given as a gift by Adrienne Minassian to the Seattle Art Museum from New York City to Seattle.

Institution data

Seattle Art Museum
The data was downloaded via a public data access of the institution.
Last updated: 2024-09-30
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Object Number
object id
69.90
Title, Date, Medium
designation
material
date made
Ibis bird effigy, ca. 17th century
Label Text
description
Medium
material
Cast brass (cire perdue)
Dimensions
dimensions
5 3/8 x 3 9/16 x 2 1/2 in. (13.6 x 9 x 6.3 cm)
Classification
object type
Sculpture
Credit Line
prior source
Gift of Miss Adrienne Minassian
Provenance
provenance
[Heeramaneck Galleries, New York]; purchased from gallery by Adrienne Minassian, New York; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1969
Attribution
ethnic attribution
Benin Kingdom
Exhibition History
exhibition history
Published References
bibliography
eMuseum webpage with additional info
weblink
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