id:			148196
accession number:	1975.188
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.188
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:37.642000

Hand Coil, 1800s. Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild. Copper alloy; diameter: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.188

title:				Hand Coil
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
technique:	Copper alloy
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Implements
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measurements: Diameter: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Commissioned from the Igun Eronmwon, Benin Kingdom
	date: 1800s
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	(Reportedly, Lehmann Bernheimer, Munich, Germany)
	date: 1961
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	Mrs. Wilbur (Katherine) W. Merkel, Gates Mills, OH
	date: before 1968, date unclear
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	Katherine C. White [1929-1980], Gates Mills, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: by at least 1968–1975
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1975–
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CITATIONS

	Fagg, William Buller. <em>African Tribal Images;the Katherine White Reswick Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968, no. 147.
	page number: 	no. 147
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	<em>Digital Benin, </em>Markk Museum Am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Kunste der Welt<em>, (</em>Last Updated: 2021-02-13)
	page number: 	ID 148196
	url:		https://digitalbenin.org/catalogue/8_148196

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