Head (reproduction)

Museum number:
5-3873
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1888
Description:
Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); lineal designs on face; headdress with upright ornament; top portion of head missing; height: 13¾ inches. Found by Frobenius; so-called Olokun—original has disappeared, this is cast of spurious bronze. See Willett, IFE in the History of West African Sculpture, and Willett and Ekpo Eyo, Treasures of Ancient Nigeria.
Donor:
British Museum and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
British Museum
Collection date:
1910
Materials:
Plaster
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3873, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); lineal designs on face; headdress with upright ornament; top portion of head missing; height: 13¾ inches. Found by Frobenius; so-called Olokun—original has disappeared, this is cast of spurious bronze. See Willett, IFE in the History of West African Sculpture, and Willett and Ekpo Eyo, Treasures of Ancient Nigeria.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3873, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); lineal designs on face; headdress with upright ornament; top portion of head missing; height: 13¾ inches. Found by Frobenius; so-called Olokun—original has disappeared, this is cast of spurious bronze. See Willett, IFE in the History of West African Sculpture, and Willett and Ekpo Eyo, Treasures of Ancient Nigeria.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3873, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); lineal designs on face; headdress with upright ornament; top portion of head missing; height: 13¾ inches. Found by Frobenius; so-called Olokun—original has disappeared, this is cast of spurious bronze. See Willett, IFE in the History of West African Sculpture, and Willett and Ekpo Eyo, Treasures of Ancient Nigeria.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3873, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); lineal designs on face; headdress with upright ornament; top portion of head missing; height: 13¾ inches. Found by Frobenius; so-called Olokun—original has disappeared, this is cast of spurious bronze. See Willett, IFE in the History of West African Sculpture, and Willett and Ekpo Eyo, Treasures of Ancient Nigeria.

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