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Benin king on rhinoceros gem chloromelanite, gold, and pear shaped rubies

African Art Museum

Object Details

Creator

Headley-Whitney Museum
Dexter Press

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Printed caption on verso reads: "Benin King on Rhinoceros - gem chloromelanite, gold, and pear shaped rubies."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Headley Jewel Museum, Lexingon, Kentucky; Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, New York."
Manuscript message, address, and postmarked postage stamp on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref6905

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo714be76ba-3b23-4f0e-b4fb-550b99dbd0fd

Local Numbers

EEPA NR-03-01

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Benin (Kingdom)
Nigeria

Topic

Works of art in situ
Goldwork
Figurines
Leaders
Rhinoceroses

Provenance

Roy Sieber; Donation; FY 1995; EEPA 1995-034

Creator

Headley-Whitney Museum
Dexter Press

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)

Extent

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10 x 15 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1987]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 1995-034-0001

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref6905
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo714be76ba-3b23-4f0e-b4fb-550b99dbd0fd
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088371-3

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