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Scarred Dahomey Girl, Irving Penn American, Platinum-palladium print
Scarred Dahomey Girl
Irving Penn
1967, printed July 1984
Dahomey Children, Irving Penn American, Platinum-palladium print
Dahomey Children
Irving Penn
1967, printed October 1980
[Kneeling Figure (Sceptre Top), Dahomey], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print
[Kneeling Figure (Sceptre Top), Dahomey]
Walker Evans
1935
Five Dahomey Girls, Two Standing, Irving Penn American, Platinum-palladium print
Five Dahomey Girls, Two Standing
Irving Penn
1967, printed May–June 1985
Three Dahomey Girls, One Reclining, Irving Penn American, Platinum-palladium print
Three Dahomey Girls, One Reclining
Irving Penn
1967, printed 1980
Three Dahomey Girls, One Standing
Irving Penn
1967, printed 1973
Dahomey, from the Natives in Costume series (N16) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, Allen & Ginter American, Commercial color lithograph
Dahomey, from the Natives in Costume series (N16) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Publisher Allen & Ginter
1886
"The Quest for Beauty in Dahomey," Vogue, Irving Penn American, Offset lithography
"The Quest for Beauty in Dahomey," Vogue
Irving Penn
December 1967
Dahomey, from the Natives in Costume series (N16), Teofani Issue, for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, Allen & Ginter American, Commercial color lithograph
Dahomey, from the Natives in Costume series (N16), Teofani Issue, for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Publisher Plates used from original issue by Allen & Ginter
Publisher Issued by Teofani & Company
ca. 1886
Bird Ornament, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Bird Ornament
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Brooch with Birds and Cannons, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Brooch with Birds and Cannons
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Buffalo figure, Hountondji guild artists, Silver, iron, copper alloy, wood, Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom
Buffalo figure
Hountondji guild artists
19th century
Elephant figure, Hountondji guild artists, Silver-copper alloy, Fon
Elephant figure
Hountondji guild artists
19th century
Pendant with Crescent and Fish, Fon artist, Nickel silver, Fon peoples
Pendant with Crescent and Fish
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Arm Band with Bells, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Arm Band with Bells
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Bracelet with Bat, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Bracelet with Bat
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Armbands with Airplanes, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Armbands with Airplanes
Fon artist
early–mid-20th century
Armband with Umbrella and Drums, Fon artist, Silver, Fon peoples
Armband with Umbrella and Drums
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Armbands with Calabash and Horns, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Armbands with Calabash and Horns
Fon artist
early–mid-20th century
Armband, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Armband
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Asen (commemorative altar), Fon artist, Iron, wood, pigment, Fon peoples
Asen (commemorative altar)
Fon artist
late 19th century–mid-20th century
Royal asen (commemorative altar) with bird, Hountondji guild artists, Brass, copper, seed pod(?), Fon peoples
Royal asen (commemorative altar) with bird
Hountondji guild artists
19th century

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