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 brass plaque is nailed to wooden mount. Plaque depicts raised frontal view of bare-chested male figure, wearing conical helmet and knee-length skirt. Helmet and lower helm are decorated with raised geometric pattern, a feather & long tassels. Has raised outlines of almond-shaped eyes with stamped pupils, wide nose, full lips partially covered by lower helm. Arms are at sides & wears wrist bands. Torso has nipples and navel details. Wide belt secures wrapped skirt covered with raised decorative design. At left hip is weapon (?) Covered by left hand. Has ankle bands with protruding attachments. Background of plaque covered with incised quatre-foil outlines & stamped patterns of tiny circles. Along edges are holes for nails. Condition: heavy. Losses at 3 corners.
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: E428177-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Plaque
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 55.5 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 23 cm
label: Height - W/ Mount
content: 7.5 cm