Catalogue
ID_NUMBER
3942
Institution
Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria
Restituted
Previously owned by Horniman Museum and Gardens
Edo designations
English designations
Bow lute
Categories
Musical Instruments
Location
1 Adesogbe (Plymouth) Road, P.M.B. 1115, Benin City , Edo State
Bow lute
Bow lute
Bow lute
Bow lute
Bow lute
Bow lute
Bow lute
Bow lute
Bow lute
Bow lute
Bow lute

Provenance

5 events
Production
unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)
The object was produced 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
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to 1898
The object is known to have come into contact with E. Cook.
Unknown
1898
The object is known to have come into contact with E. Cook and the Horniman Museum and Gardens, later in London.
Restitution
November 28, 2022
The object was restituted by the Horniman Museum and Gardens to the Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria from London to Nigeria.

Institution data

Horniman Museum and Gardens
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2022-09-01
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
ID_NUMBER
object id
3942
ITEM_NAME
designation
pluriarc
DESCRIPTION
description
Pluriarc from Benin City. Circular patterns burnt into the wood. Seed shells handing from the end.
MATERIALS
material
MEASUREMENTS
dimensions
overall: 788 mm x 140 mm x 210 mm
DATE_MADE
date made
before 1898
PLACE_MADE
production place
Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
CATEGORY1
Musical Instruments
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