Leopard Box Lid / Artist Unknown, African, Benin
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.12
- Title
- Leopard Box Lid
- Artist Nationality
- Benin
- Medium and Support
- wood and copper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1875
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Benin (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Benin (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Chet LaMore
- Dimensions
- 24 cm x 13.2 cm x 8.9 cm (9 7/16 in. x 5 3/16 in. x 3 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- carving
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- closures
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- container components
- containers
- containers by form
- copper and copper alloy
- covers (closures)
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- nonferrous metal
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 445 x 938
- File Size
- 55 KB
- Record
- 1985/2.12
- Link to this Item
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"Leopard Box Lid; Artist Unknown, African, Benin." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-2.12/1985_2.12.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
