Wooden table with a rectangular top carved in relief with two birds eating fruits in a tree and with an incised border pattern. The top is supported by four rectangular legs linked by four cross bars, which are attached with brass screws. All outside surfaces are carved with leaves. [RH [OPS Move] 25/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden table with a rectangular top carved in relief with two birds eating fruits in a tree and with an incised border pattern. The top is supported by four rectangular legs linked by four cross bars, which are attached with brass screws. All outside surfaces are carved with leaves. [RH [OPS Move] 25/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Benin
Cultural groups: Edo
Person: Field collector Margery Perham; PRM source Margery Perham; PRM source Robert Rayne
Date / Period: Date made: 1920-1930?, uncertain
Date collected: By 1982
Acquisition information: Donated: 1982
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 610 mm, Width: max 305 mm, Height: max 479 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1982.1.3
Associated publications: Apparently not listed in Philip J. C. Dark, An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art, Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1982.