Provenance

5 events

Production

unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)

The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igun-Ẹrọnmwọn guild in Benin City.

Looted

February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)

The object was looted by Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin - February 1897 from Benin Kingdom.

Unknown

February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to December 23, 1975

The object is known to have come into contact with Jack Uhlman, later in Paris.

Unknown

1971 to December 23, 1975

The object is known to have come into contact with Alexander Suggs Gallery, later in Clayton.

Purchase

December 23, 1976

The object was purchased by the de Young museum from Alexander Suggs Gallery from Clayton to San Francisco.

Institution data

de Young museum

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2021-11-02

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Accession Number object id	76.8
DESCRIPTION description
Media material	Bronze, Copper, Iron
Dimensions dimensions	6 1/2 x 4 1/4 (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
TITLE object type	Hip ornament: leopard head
Date date made	late 18th century
Continent production place	Africa
Country production place	Nigeria
REGION production place	Court of Benin
Credit Line prior source	Museum purchase, Salinger Bequest Fund
Provenance/Former Ownership History provenance	Purchased from (Tom) Alexander Suggs Gallery, Inc. St Louis, Missouri. Ex collection of Jack Uhlman Collection, Paris, France
Culture/People ethnic attribution	Edo People
Department department and institution	Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Acquisition Date accession date	12/23/75
Additional notes notes	From museum collection object file: “The use of this type of mask is specific to the senior war chief -iyase- it is his particular hip emblem. Comments by Paula Ben Amos who credits the information to Barbara Blackmun”
REMARKS notes
Exhibition History exhibition history	-requires further research
Location display status	de Young Gallery 40
PUBLICATIONS bibliography
Publication History bibliography	-requires further research
Century	18th Century AD
Object Type	Ritual Object

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