Auction Catalogue
Unit
Thomas J. Watson Library sales and auction catalogues
Date
July 5, 1954 to July 6, 1954
Actors
Source actors
Sotheby's
Mentioned actors
Edmonds, F. W.
Neville, George William
Landon, J. W. B.
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Objects Mentioned

1 objects
Ornament
Registration number
Af1954,21.1
British Museum
Edo designations
Emwiegbe

Edo designations mentioned

22 items
Ọkporhu
Ọkporhu
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Rooster Figure
Iyeọkhọkhọ
Iyeọkhọkhọ
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Hen Figure
Idẹnrhẹn
Idẹnrhẹn
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Knife and Dagger
Ebẹn
Ebẹn
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Ceremonial Sword
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
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Pendant Mask
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
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Bird of Prophecy Figure, Bird of Prophecy Staff
Uko
Uko
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Flask
Ọkpan
Ọkpan
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Bowl, Plate
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Institution data

Institution fieldValue
House
Sotheby & Co. (London, England)
Bib #
b13819276
Title
Ethnographical art including works of art from Benin, oriental art and antiquities
Alt. Title
Ethnographical and oriental art, Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities
Year
1954
033 - Date of Sale
19540705
518 - Date of Sale
July 5- 6, 1954
518 - Place of Sale
London
500 - Notes
Property of the late Captain James McCardie Martin, surgeon with the Naval Contigent to Benin, 1897, and sold by his Great-Nephew, R.M.M. Adams
856 - Links
https://www.archive.org/details/ethnographicalar00soth
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