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Edo. <em>Male and Female Figures on Horses</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_side1_PS5.jpg)
Edo. Male and Female Figures on Horses, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_side1_PS5.jpg)
Edo. <em>Male and Female Figures on Horses</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_side1_PS5.jpg)

Edo. Male and Female Figures on Horses, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_side1_PS5.jpg)

Edo. <em>Male and Female Figures on Horses</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_side2_PS5.jpg)

Edo. Male and Female Figures on Horses, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_side2_PS5.jpg)

Edo. <em>Male and Female Figures on Horses</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_back_PS5.jpg)

Edo. Male and Female Figures on Horses, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_back_PS5.jpg)

Edo. <em>Male and Female Figures on Horses</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_front_PS5.jpg)

Edo. Male and Female Figures on Horses, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_front_PS5.jpg)

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Male and Female Figures on Horses

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Edo
MEDIUM Copper alloy
  • Place Made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
    • DATES 19th–early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 22.115
    CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1922, provenance not yet documented; by November 1922, acquired by George E. Saulnier of New York, NY; November 23, 1922, purchased from George E. Saulnier by the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Copper alloy sculpture of two figures on horseback
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Edo. Male and Female Figures on Horses, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_side1_PS5.jpg)
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    Edo. <em>Male and Female Figures on Horses</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 11 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.115. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.115_side1_PS5.jpg)

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