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Court of Benin; taken from the Royal Palace in 1897 during the British military occupation of Benin by Jack Whitehead, U.K.; (Sotheby Parke-Bernet and Co., London, December 2, 1980); [Merton D. Simpson, New York, acquired by 1981]; [Entwistle Gallery, London, by 1985–after 1986]; Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York, until 1991

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Royal Art of Benin from the Perls Collection," January 16–September 13, 1992.

The Frick Art & Historical Center. "Treasures From an African Kingdom: The Royal Art of Benin from the Perls Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 24, 1993–August 29, 1993.

Kimbell Art Museum. "Treasures From an African Kingdom: The Royal Art of Benin from the Perls Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art," October 30, 1993–January 2, 1994.

High Museum of Art. "Treasures From an African Kingdom: The Royal Art of Benin from the Perls Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 25, 1994–April 24, 1994.

Cincinnati Art Museum. "Treasures From an African Kingdom: The Royal Art of Benin from the Perls Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 21, 1994–August 7, 1994.

Denver Art Museum. "Treasures From an African Kingdom: The Royal Art of Benin from the Perls Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 6, 1994–November 28, 1994.

Ezra, Kate. Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992, p. 85, no. 24.