Provenance

4 events

Production

unknown 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

February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to 1898

The object is known to have come into contact with William Downing Webster, later in Bicester.

Purchase

1898

The object was purchased by the National Museum of Ireland from William Downing Webster from Bicester to Dublin.

Institution data

National Museum of Ireland

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2022-07-13

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Object number object id	AE:1898.189
Object name designation object type	rattle
Description description	Palaver stick rattle. Cast brass. Benin. Nos 189-193 were taken from Benin when the place was looted by the British troops in 1897.
Production place production place	Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Acquisition source prior source	Webster, W.D.
Notes notes	Missing, possibly AE:NN1510, see below
Images images
License	"This image is reproduced with the kind permission of the National Museum of Ireland, in whom the copyright vests. The image may not be copied in any form or medium, nor made available by any means without the consent of the copyright owner."

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