Ceremonial Fan

Arts of Africa

Late 19th/early 20th century

Fon
Benin or Ghana
Coastal West Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Artist: Fon
Title: Ceremonial Fan
Place: Benin (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1875–1925
Medium: Bronze, wood
Dimensions: 25.4 × 51.5 cm (10 × 20 1/4 in.); Diam.: 51.5 cm (20 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf
Reference Number: 1974.2

“New Acquisitions,” African Arts, vol. 8, no. 3, (Spring 1975), pp. 78 (ill.).

Waterloo, Iowa, Waterloo Municipal Galleries, The Legacy of Africa in the New World, Jan. 10–Feb. 24, 1991, no cat.; traveled to Davenport Museum of Art, Apr. 1–May 15, 1991; Mason City, Iowa, MacNider Art Museum, Oct. 12–Nov. 10, 1991; and Sioux City Art Center, Jan. 18– March 29, 1992.

Mathias Komor (died 1984), New York, N.Y., by 1974; sold to the Art Institute, 1974.

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