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Odigba

Coral beaded collar

See Odigba page

Odigba (coral-beaded collar) is a rigid neck collar made of coral beads, worn as part of ceremonial attire only by senior princes who have been made Enigie (Inneh 2007, p. 107). Although Ibafe (2007, p. 43) argued that the Odigba was introduced during the Ogiso period (c. 900–c. 1170 AD) by Ogiso Ere, along with other symbolically important Emwin Arhe, such as the Ada (ceremonial sword) and the Ẹbẹn (ceremonial sword), this seems unlikely, as coral was only introduced in the late 15th century through trade with Portuguese merchants.

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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 Igbesamwan 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

1950 (approximate) to 1961

The object is known to have come into contact with Robert L. Stolper, later in New York City.

Purchase

1961

The object was purchased by Katherine Coryton Merkel) White (Reswick from Stolper Galleries and Robert L. Stolper from New York City.

Bequest

1981

The object was bequeathed by Katherine Coryton Merkel) White (Reswick to the Seattle Art Museum through Boeing Company with its destination in 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 field	Value
Object Number object id	81.17.499
Title, Date, Medium designation material date made	Container with lid, late 18th century
Label Text description
Medium material	Ivory
Dimensions dimensions	3 3/4 in. (9.53 cm) Diam.: 3 1/8 in.
Classification object type	Ivories
Credit Line prior source	Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Provenance provenance	[Robert Stolper, New York]; sold to Katherine White, Seattle, Washington, 1961; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981
Attribution ethnic attribution	Nigerian
Exhibition History exhibition history	Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Art, African Tribal Images: the Katherine White Reswick Collection, July 10-September 1, 1968; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The University of Pennsylvania, October 10-December 1, 1968
Published References bibliography
eMuseum webpage with additional info weblink

Seattle Art Museum

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2021-01-08

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Object Number object id	81.17.499
Title, Date, Medium designation material date made	Container with lid, late 18th century
Label Text description
Medium material	Ivory
Dimensions dimensions	3 3/4 in. (9.53 cm) Diam.: 3 1/8 in.
Classification object type	Ivories
Credit Line prior source	Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Attribution ethnic attribution	Nigerian
Exhibition History exhibition history	Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Art, African Tribal Images: the Katherine White Reswick Collection, July 10-September 1, 1968; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The University of Pennsylvania, October 10-December 1, 1968
Published References bibliography
eMuseum webpage with additional info weblink

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