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AF5085
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF5085 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography | Ibis | Bird |
| Description | Bird of prophecy (ahiamwen-oro) idiophone. Bird with long down turned beak and outstreched wings perched on top finial. Two guilloche pattern bands at top and bottom of finial. |
| Height | 30.7 cm |
| Width | 9.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920 |
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