Catalogue
ID_NUMBER
nn12919
Institution
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Edo designations
English designations
Anklet
Categories
Personal Adornment
Location
100 London Rd, London SE23 3PQ, UK
Anklet
Anklet

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.
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 October 1899
The object is known to have come into contact with J. Tingley.
Purchase
October 1899
The object was purchased by the Horniman Museum and Gardens from J. Tingley with its destination in London.

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
nn12919
ITEM_NAME
designation
armlet (adornment)
DESCRIPTION
description
An armlet with three rattle features. Benin City, Nigeria. Date unknown. The armlet is dark in colour, and the joining ends of metal have been sculpted into a figure-8 like knot between two rattle features.
MATERIALS
material
iron
MEASUREMENTS
dimensions
overall: 10 mm x 105 mm
DATE_MADE
date made
unknown
PLACE_MADE
production place
Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
CATEGORY1
Anthropology: Ethnography
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