Object ID
X65.9220
Edo designations
English designations
Neck Ornament
Categories
Personal Adornment
Location
308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States
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Provenance

4 events
Production
unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)
The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igun-Ematon guild in Benin City.
Unknown
1921 to 1927
The object is known to have come into contact with Hugh Nevins Nevins, in Benin City.
Purchase
1927
The object was purchased by the Wellcome Collection, London Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine and Henry Solomon Wellcome from Hugh Nevins Nevins with its destination in London.
Gift
1965
The object was given as a gift by Wellcome Trust to the Fowler Museum at UCLA from London to Los Angeles.

Institution data

Fowler Museum at UCLA
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-07-30
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Object ID
object id
X65.9220
description
description
Materials
material
IRON
Dimensions
dimensions
L: 61.90 cm, W: 6.00 cm, D: 1 cm
Object Name
object type
NECKLACE
Date
date made
1927, late 19th-early 20th century
Geographical area
production place
BENIN KINGDOM, SOUTHERN NIGERIA
Party
prior source
H. N. Nevins, Sir Henry Wellcome, Wellcome Trust
Evidence 1
provenance
Evidence 2
provenance
Country Culture
ethnic attribution
Culture Group
ethnic attribution
EDO (NIGERIAN)
Party Notes
notes
summary of curatorial notes archival research thus far summer 2021
notes
status
legal status
Old Numbers
R10161/1936, 59201A
Party Lot Number
provenance list known dates
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