Sculpture Of Prisoner Group
date: label: Accession Date
content: 28 Aug 1992
label: Collection Date
content: 1897
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. J. P. Howe
label: Donor Name
content: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
notes: label: Notes
content: Provenience undocumented (kings of the Oranmiyan Dynasty, Adolo Andovonramwen, c. 1848-97; Howe on Benin; Capt Howe, England by 1934-11/20/61. Sotheby sale 11/20/61 #152. Loan to British Museum exhibit 1934-61; Joseph Hirshhorn and Joseph Hirshhorn Foundation purchased via Gimpels 11/20/61-5/17/66. Identification provided by Hirshhorn Museum (HMSG). Ben-Amos discussion says 18-19th c. William Fagg gave Dr. John Patrick Howe attribution (see John W Picton letter in SI Archives ) Philip Dark dated to no earlier than mid-1800's but indeed post-1800. Exhibited at Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, "Out of Africa" 2/79-12/80. Cataloged by Louise D. Hutchinson. Ill p.87. Description; cast brass sculpture of 6 figures on rectangular hollow base . Edges decorated with raised scroll & braid patterns. Depicts in foreground row of 2 heads & split oval shape, 2 small figures carrying guns & unidentified weapons flanking larger center figure of captive, kneeling, half-naked, & handcuffed. Also has rope around waist attached to chain carried by male figure standing behind. Other capturers in background flank a small nude female figure. Condition: dusty & rusted, losses on both prisoners.
label: Notes
content: SI Archives acc. 86-136, box 2.
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: E428174-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 35 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 31 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 36 cm