Provenance

4 events

Production

1500 (year approximate) to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)

The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igun-Ẹrọnmwọn guild in Benin City.

Looted

February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)

The object was looted by February 1897 Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin from Benin Kingdom.

Unknown

1940s to June 5, 1958

The object is known to have come into contact with Ladislas Segy, later in New York City.

Unknown

June 5, 1958

The object is known to have come into contact with Segy Gallery, Ladislas Segy and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (formerly Stovall Museum), in New York City and later Norman.

Institution data

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (formerly Stovall Museum)

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2022-04-13

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Catalogue # object id	AF-06-02-001
Description description	Cast bell is square at open end and slides slant inwards to square closed top part. Flattened loop handle at top. Three sides of bell have diagonal cross hatching. Fourth side has only two dotw enclosed in concentric circles. Brownish green color.
Materials material	Metal
Dimensions HxLxWxD dimensions	2 1/4" high, 1 1/4" wide
Item object type	Brass bell
Maker producer	Unknown
Collector prior source	Ladislas Segy
Collecting Date date collected	Pre-1958
Location History place collected	Case 11, shelf 1
Region: Locality place collected	Africa: Guinea Coast
Culture / Tribe ethnic attribution	Ghana, Ashanti
Accession Date accession date	5 Jun 1958
Accession Description accession method	Brass bell without tongue; 2.25" high x 1.25" wide
Accession Type accession method	Gift
Status display status	Ethnology Coll. Possession
Condition on Acc. condition	Tongue missing
Accession #	E/1957/26/025
Collector Address	New York, NY
Current Location	Perm Location
Date Last Modified	12/6/2021
ID	4504
Inventory Date	15 Jun 2017 IS; 14 Nov 2012; 6 Dec 2011; 24 Apr 2009; 19 Jun 2007; 8 Jan 2001;
NAGPRA Restriction	No
Old #1	859
Perm Location	N1ff
Publish	Yes
Record Type	Object Catalog
Source Address	New York, NY
USFWS Permit	No

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