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Hand-held Clapper with Bird of Prophecy
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This work is one of the bronze, ivory and wooden artworks broadly known as the “Benin Bronzes."
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
The royal palace Benin City; probably taken by British forces during the British colonial military campaign on Benin City 1897. [1] Lois Dailey Orswell Pomfret Center CT by 1972 gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums 1988
[1] While we do not have documentation of this work’s presence in Benin City in 1897 due to the nature of this object it is unlikely that it left at any other time. As part of our commitment to the ethical stewardship of our collections we are dedicated to building relationships with objects' cultures of origin. The Harvard Art Museums and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard which also stewards Benin Bronzes are part of the Digital Benin project a reparative resource that documents the looted royal artefacts taken in 1897. Through this project we are committed to providing access to Benin Bronzes and engaging in conversations about the stewardship of these important Edo artefacts.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum The Lois Orswell Collection
Title: Hand-held Clapper with Bird of Prophecy
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This work is one of the bronze, ivory and wooden artworks broadly known as the “Benin Bronzes.
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