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Fowl
Fowl

Fowl

Object number81.17.498
Provenance[J.J. Klejman Gallery, New York]; purchased from gallery by Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington, 1960; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981
Exhibition HistoryCleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Art, African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection, July 10 - Sept. 1, 1968 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Museum, Oct. 10 - Dec. 1, 1968). Text by William Fagg. Cat. no. 151 (as Cock).
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions9 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 7 1/4 in. (23.2 x 14.1 x 18.4 cm)
MediumWood
Ibis bird effigy
Benin Kingdom
ca. 17th century
Object number: 69.90
Plaque: Oba and attendants
Benin Kingdom
ca. 1550 - 1650
Object number: 81.17.496
Head (Uhunmwun-Elao)
Benin Kingdom
Object number: 81.17.497
Plaque: Chief with warrior
Benin Kingdom
ca. 1600-1650
Object number: 58.134
Benin Kingdom
20th century
Object number: SC2009.1.4
Armlet:  Double Leopard and Ram Heads
Benin Kingdom
18th century
Object number: 68.41
Armlet:  Double Spiral with Head Finials
Benin Kingdom
17th century
Object number: 68.42
Armlet: Two Benin heads with snakes
Benin Kingdom
Object number: 68.43
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Benin Kingdom
16th century or earlier
Object number: 68.49
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Benin Kingdom
18th century
Object number: 68.50
Photo: Paul Macapia
Benin Kingdom
ca. 1517-50
Object number: 81.17.493
Hip Mask
Benin Kingdom
ca. 16th century
Object number: 81.17.494