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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ancestral altar fragment (asen)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Ancestral altar fragment (asen)

Maker Fon Artist
Date19th-20th century
Made/manufacturedBénin
MediumIron
Dimensions9 in. (22.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Nicole Dintenfass
Object number2016.86.24
Collections
DescriptionIron disk with two human figures and dog with paws on a barrel.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ancestral altar (asen )
Fon Artist
19th-20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Staff with two birds
Fon Artist
19th-20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Commemorative Staff (asen)
Fon Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ceremonial knife
Fon Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Mythical Beast
Unknown Chinese Artist
Yuan and Ming dynasty (1279-1644)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Crouching Beast
Unknown Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Bear with a Crab
Unknown Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644 -1911)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Hound
Unknown Chinese Artist
17th-18th century or later
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Smallpox God
Yoruba Artist
1969
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Scepter
Fon Artist
19th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Figural staff (edan Oshugbo)
Yoruba Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Shrine object
Lobi Artist
c. 1950

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