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Edo. <em>Top for a Stool (Agba)</em>, 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1522_top_PS5.jpg)
Edo. Top for a Stool (Agba), 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1522_top_PS5.jpg)
Edo. <em>Top for a Stool (Agba)</em>, 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1522_top_PS5.jpg)

Edo. Top for a Stool (Agba), 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1522_top_PS5.jpg)

Edo. <em>Top for a Stool (Agba)</em>, 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1522_bw.jpg)

Edo. Top for a Stool (Agba), 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1522_bw.jpg)

Edo. <em>Top for a Stool (Agba)</em>, 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1522_glass_bw.jpg)

Edo. Top for a Stool (Agba), 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1522_glass_bw.jpg)

Edo. <em>Top for a Stool (Agba)</em>, 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.1522_front.jpg)

Edo. Top for a Stool (Agba), 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.1522_front.jpg)

Edo. <em>Top for a Stool (Agba)</em>, 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.1522_back.jpg)

Edo. Top for a Stool (Agba), 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.1522_back.jpg)

Edo. <em>Top for a Stool (Agba)</em>, 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.1522_detail.jpg)

Edo. Top for a Stool (Agba), 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.1522_detail.jpg)

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Top for a Stool (Agba)

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CULTURE Edo
MEDIUM Wood, pigment, resin
  • Place Made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
    • DATES 1914–1926
    DIMENSIONS 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 22.1522
    CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1926, provenance not yet documented; by 1926, acquired by William O. Oldman of London, United Kingdom; August 30, 1926, purchased in London from William O. Oldman by Stewart Culin for the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Carved rectangular board of hardwood. In the center a man holds ebere and a bifurcated scepter, ending in clenched hands, and wears a tunic and winged headdress of coral beads. Left of the figure is a synthesis of snake with fins or leaves coming from body. Right of the figure are a beaker, a leopard, and a bottle with handle. At each corner is a strip ornamented with three rosettes. Through each rosette is a wood dowel. Four grooves are excavated on the back to attach to panels (now missing) which would form the legs of the stool.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Edo. Top for a Stool (Agba), 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1522_top_PS5.jpg)
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    Edo. <em>Top for a Stool (Agba)</em>, 1914–1926. Wood, pigment, resin, 12 3/16 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31 × 53 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1522. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1522_top_PS5.jpg)

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