Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton (Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA)
1973-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Manilla (Trade currency), between 1600 and 1700
- Benin, African
Bronze
- Overall: 1 3/4 × 11 × 6 3/4 inches (4.4 × 27.9 × 17.1 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton
72.818
Details
Herbert, E W. Red-Gold, Copper Arts of Africa. Exh. cat., Mt. Holyoke College Art Museum. Massachusetts, September 4-October 31, 1984, checklist no. 98.
Benin, African, Manilla (Trade currency), between 1600 and 1700, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton, 72.818.
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