Photo of collection object Side-Blown Horn with Figurative Base (Oko) — Edo. Side-Blown Horn with Figurative Base (Oko), 18th or 19th century. Ivory, copper alloy, 15 x 3 1/2 x 7in. (38.1 x 8.9 x 17.8cm) (with components joined): 16 5/16 × 6 11/16 in. (41.5 × 17 cm). Gift of Beatrice Riese, 1996.171a-b. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Side-Blown Horn with Figurative Base (Oko)

18th or 19th century

Edo

Arts of Africa

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Edo
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: Ivory, copper alloy
Medium: ivory, copper, alloy
Locations: Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Dimensions: 15 x 3 1/2 x 7in. (38.1 x 8.9 x 17.8cm) (with components joined): 16 5/16 × 6 11/16 in. (41.5 × 17 cm)
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 1996.171a-b
Credit Line: Gift of Beatrice Riese
Exhibitions: African Innovations, Double Take: African Innovations
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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