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Staff (Recade): Bird

Creator Name

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Cultural Context

Fon peoples

Date

19th century

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Staff

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Title

Staff (Recade): Bird

Creator

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Worktype

Metal-Sculpture

Cultural Context

Fon peoples

Material

Brass (hammered), copper, tin, seed pod(?)

Dimensions

H. 35 × W. 4 × D. 6 in. (88.9 × 10.2 × 15.2 cm);
depth: 15.24003centimetre;
height: 88.90018centimetre;
width: 10.16002centimetre

Technique

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Language

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Date

19th century

Provenance

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979

Style Period

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Rights

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Public Domain

Inscription

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Location

Republic of Benin

Subjects

Birds

Topic

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