File:'Girl with Leopard', plaque from Nigeria, Court of Benin, c. 1600.JPG
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Benin Plaque: Girl with Leopard, ca. 1600
Summary
[edit]anonymous: Plaque: Girl with Leopard
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Plaque: Girl with Leopard |
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sculpture / relief sculpture  |
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portrait |
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| Description |
English: Girl with Leopard, plaque from Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo people, c. 1600, bronze. 17 3/4 x 7 in (45.1 x 17.8 cm De Young Museum.
This cast bronze of a young royal attendant to a Benin court is unique & enigmatic. It cobines female anatomy with male attributes, such as the hairstyle and the 3 scarification marks over the eyes. -- p.20, de Young Selected Works, ISBN 1857594061, 2005 |
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| Date | Taken in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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bronze |
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1980.31 (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco) |
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| Source/Photographer | Own work | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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