Plaque Of Warrior
date: label: Accession Date
content: 28 Aug 1992
name: label: Donor Name
content: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
notes: label: Notes
content: Provenience undocumented. Mid 16th to 17th century dates based on chronology for Benin bronzes established by William Fagg and Philip Dark. Identification provided by Hirshhorn Museum (HMSG). Description: rectangular plaque has raised frontal view of male figure. Has stylized features of large eyes, wide nose, and full lips. Wears smooth cap with long tassels, knee-length skirt decorated with multitude of straps and buckles. Right arm is bent at elbow holding unidentified item. Left hand extends forward at right angle, holding upright weapon. Plaque is secured by twill tape to wooden base with upright plank. Exhibited in NMNH "African Voices" 1999 - present.
label: Notes
content: From African Voices exhibit: "In battle, bells that cover this war chief's leather tunic announce his location to his troops."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Mar 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Benin City, Edo State / Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Edo
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 370312
label: USNM Number
content: E428178-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Plaque
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 49 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 17.7 cm
label: Height - W/o Base
content: 8 cm