About the Artwork
Standing Messenger
between 1500 and 1897
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African
Benin
Bronze
5 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 2 3/4 inches (13.3 × 6.7 × 7 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill
70.69
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Painted on back of head: 16 (?) 94, C/3 (?)
Provenance
Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969] (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA)
1970-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Benin, African, Standing Messenger, between 1500 and 1897, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.69.
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