2011.044.002

Object Title
Armlet
Measurements
14 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm
Creation Date
19th Century or later
Credit Line
Gift of Stan and Jamie Cohen in honor of Thornton Dial
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/31290/armlet-depicting-a-leopard?ctx=8c941100325a89d70fb1d7cf35174d5dbf8075b3&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Stan and Jamie Cohen, United States, purchased from Charles Jones African Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, 2004.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Installation, March 29, 2013 - December 1, 2014
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
NA

1994.004.342

Object Title
Figurated Shrine Post from the Agbeni Shango Shrine
Measurements
153.7 x 16.5 cm
Creation Date
1910-1937
Credit Line
Ex coll. William S. Arnett
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/18438/figurated-shrine-post-from-the-agbeni-shango-shrine?ctx=0b46a6c2b57759b1a85e440d3052acb7860d546c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 75 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Installation, Rotation 1, December 15, 1995 - February 1997
MCCM Permanent Collection Installation, November 19, 2007 - December 1, 2014
Publication Information
Eva Meyerowitz, "Notes on the King-God Shango and His Temple at Ibadan, Southern Nigeria," Man 47 (March - April 1946): 25, figure 2.
Geoffrey Parrinder, Religion in an African City (London: Oxford University Press, 1953), figure 3.
Tim Gordon and Michael Lancaster, "Orisha Houses in Ibadan," Ibadan (February 1961): 22-23.
Norma H. Wolff and D. Michael Warren, "The Agbeni Shango Shrine in Ibadan: A Century of Continuity," African Arts 31 (Summer 1998): 38, 40.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Purchased by museum in 1994. Provenance research is ongoing to confirm this object was collected legally and ethically.

2012.047.004

Object Title
Ritual Cone
Measurements
61 x 15.2 cm
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-11th Century or 20th Century
Credit Line
Gift of Julianna Simmons
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/31752/ritual-cone?ctx=6f0311a324c21d26eca9786188f319669d29da2a&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William Simmons, United States. Ex coll. Julianna Simmons, United States.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
We have not yet firmly determined the date, and therefore the culture, of this object. Research is ongoing.

2012.047.003

Object Title
Tripod Vessel
Measurements
54.6 x 36.8 cm
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-11th Century or 20th Century
Credit Line
Gift of Julianna Simmons
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/31751/tripod-vessel?ctx=83918a590f0ed82ab0c09666e031c88528e71a57&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William Simmons, United States. Ex coll. Julianna Simmons, United States.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
We have not firmly determined the date, and therefore the culture, for this object. Research is ongoing.

2004.016.111

Object Title
Pot
Measurements
77.5 cm
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-11th Century
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7343/pot?ctx=2b49b16e63073b9863350faafcac7e259d2aded4&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, United States, purchased from African dealers between 1994 and 2001.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Was gifted to museum in 2004.

2004.016.011

Object Title
Human Head Figurine Fragment
Measurements
22.9 cm
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-11th Century
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7180/figurine-fragment-of-a-human-head?ctx=1331abe2fee2ec7416d5d5c4bce60e0dbfbc2d91&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, United States, purchased from African dealers between 1994 and 2001.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Was gifted to museum in 2004.

2004.016.003

Object Title
Pot
Measurements
24.8 cm
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-11th Century
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7139/pot?ctx=1f6c51c49aa6b20928842187ebc11a6547472de5&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, United States, purchased from African dealers between 1994 and 2001.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Was gifted to museum in 2004.

2004.016.002

Object Title
Pot
Measurements
26.7 cm
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-11th Century
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7102/pot?ctx=7a489a35f82a0cd5d788f4d519b65c1e93e97bcd&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, United States, purchased from African dealers between 1994 and 2001.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Was gifted to the museum in 2004.

2017.032.040

Object Title
Figure
Measurements
22.9 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm
Creation Date
ca. 500 BCE - 200 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Charles S. Ackerman and Joanne McGill-Ackerman
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/36673/figure?ctx=57b4c57ff8e36d999c7fd6b85879069ccba6607d&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Charles S. Ackerman (1933-2017), Atlanta, Georgia.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
We have not determined if this object is a forgery. Provenance and material research is ongoing.

2017.032.039

Object Title
Head
Measurements
29.2 x 19.1 x 14 cm
Creation Date
ca. 500 BCE - 200 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Charles S. Ackerman and Joanne McGill-Ackerman
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/36672/head?ctx=77ea428f79d3c742065c453b020fcf72dfc74c4f&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Charles S. Ackerman (1933-2017), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Charles Jones African Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, March 10, 2006.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
We have not determined if this object is a forgery. Provenance and material research is ongoing.
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