Commemorative Shrine Lamp / Artist Unknown, African, Benin or Nigeria, Bariba Region
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.348
- Title
- Commemorative Shrine Lamp
- Artist Nationality
- Benin or Nigeria
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Benin (nation)
- or Nigeria
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Benin (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- or Nigeria
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Dimensions
- 48.6 cm x 32.6 cm x 29 cm (19 1/8 in. x 12 13/16 in. x 11 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- lamp
- Primary Keywords
- bariba (african people)
- commemoratives
- lamps (lighting devices)
- shrines
- terracottas
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- gur-speaking peoples styles
- lighting devices
- lighting devices by form
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religious structures
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- west african styles
- western sudanese styles
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1860 x 2706
- File Size
- 670 KB
- Record
- 1997/1.348
- Link to this Item
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"Commemorative Shrine Lamp; Artist Unknown, African, Benin or Nigeria, Bariba Region." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.348/1997_1_348.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
