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ID number: BIRRC-D0078 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: African Collection Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: Statuette of Emotan Object type: Sculpture Place made: Benin City, Nigeria Culture: Edo (Bini) Collector: Danford, John Materials: Terracotta Measurements: 47 cm |
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Emotan is a 15th century Edo heroine. Notes: Presented to J. Danford by the Oba of Benin, Akenzua II in 1952 when Danford was working on designs for his bronze figure of Emotan. The name of the Benin artist was not recorded. |
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| Danford, John 1913 1970 | |
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