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 by Hirshhorn Museum (HMSG). Description: brass rectangular plaque is attached to rectangular wooden base and mount depicts frontal view of male figure in high relief. Wears conical head gear with chin strap & decorated with raised curvilinear shapes. Has almond-shaped eyes, wide nose, full lips. Wears short-sleeved armor over knee-length skirt. Collar band has jutting attachments. Right arm covered with a shield. Left arm at right angle, holding upright spear, point downward. Long bow (?) Slung over left shoulder. Bare-footed. Background and surface of figure covered with faint decorative patterns made from tiny stamped circles. Has pierced holes along right, top, and left edges for screwing to mount. Condition: right leg is gone from knee down. Rusty veneer.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Aug 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: E428175-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Plaque
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 47.5 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 35.5 cm
label: Height - W/ Base
content: 9 cm