Idiophone: Bird of Prophecy (ahianmwen-oro)
Object type: Idiophone
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Edo peoples
Date: 16th century
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 14 1/4 × W. 5 5/8 × D. 6 in. (36.2 × 14.3 × 15.2 cm)
Classification: Metal-Musical Instruments
Geography:  Court of Benin   Nigeria  
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979
Tags: Birds