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. Legs spread, left arm raised holding curved sword, right hand at hip holding whip & wide paddle-shaped item. Figure has stylized face with large eyes, wide nose, and full lips. Wears tubular headdress with feathers, braids, tassels, and chin strap. Clad in sleeveless armor over knee-length skirt, decorated with cross-hatching and stamped design. Has breastplate with spikes protruding upward. Bottom of armor has 2 long tassels ending with bells. Wears wrist bands & arm cuffs. Armor is decorated with design of tiny circular stamps. Background of plaque has design of flower outlines with other geometric designs made from tiny circular stamps. Around edges are pierced holes (for hanging ?) Exhibited in NMNH “African Voices” from 1999 - present.
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: E428179-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Plaque
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 48 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 30.5 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 5 cm