idno
E 1902.113
Institution
Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria Restituted
Previously owned by Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Edo designations
English designations
Weaving Accessory
Categories
Tools
Location
1 Adesogbe (Plymouth) Road, P.M.B. 1115, Benin City , Edo State
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Provenance
5
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Institution data
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2022-07-18
Language: english
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idno object id | E 1902.113 |
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Physical description/0 description | Catalogue card notes: "Weaving stick with flat sword like blade, the handle consisting of three superimposed beads. / Benin West Africa 1897 Expedition . " |
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d_Description Name description | Weaving stick with flat sword like blade, the handle consisting of three superimposed beads. Collected on the British Expedition to Benin City, 1897. |
height dimensions | |
length dimensions | 880 mm |
width dimensions | 40 mm |
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Labels - Markings/0 inscriptions | The number '7293' is marked in white on the object. |
Labels - Markings/1 inscriptions | A label that reads '1902.113 / Weaving stick / Benin, West Africa / * Professor Bevan' is adhered to the object. |
Labels - Markings/2 inscriptions | The accession number is marked in white on the object. |
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d_Place production place | Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; [Kingdom of Benin]; Edo State; Benin City; Oba's Palace |
Other owners prior source | |
source prior source | Benin Expedition [collector]; Stevens Auction Room [vendor]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Prof.) [monetary donor] |
Collection or Excavation Year date collected | 1897 |
culture group ethnic attribution | Edo |
source date accession date | 1902 |
Amendments - updates/0 notes | 'Edo' is both a language and cultural group but the catalogue is presumed to have been using the term 'Edo as a cultural group. The term 'Benin' has been removed from the cultural group field. Today Benin City is the capital of Edo State and so 'Edo State' has been used in the place field. |
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Reference Numbers bibliography | E 1902.113 MAA: ?AR 1903.422 |
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Related Documents/0 bibliography | Catalogue card reads, in blue biro: "1902 E 113. | AFRICA | WEST AFRICA / NIGERIA / WEAVIN [sic 'Weaving'] STICK with flat sword like blade handle consisting of three superimposed beads. / Benin West Africa 1897 Expedition / purchased Steven / Professor Bevan's donation | R. 1903 422." Red circular sticker in bottom right of card. |
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Auction - Sale/0 | Catalogue card reads "Purchased Stevens, Professor Bevan's donation" |
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Field_collection/0 | E 1902.94- 115 are recorded in the Accession Register as acquired on the 'Benin, West Africa 1897 Expedition ’ indicating they formed part of the spoils taken during the looting of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi’s royal palace by British troops led by Admiral Sir Henry Rawson. This punitive expedition was a response to the ambush of a British party led by Acting Consul General James Philips which had sought to enter Benin City during Ague (Igue), the new year festival of renewal, against the wishes of the Oba. E 1902.93- 115 are annotated in the Register as 'B. Stevens *Prof Bevan' indicating they were purchased at an undated 1902 auction at J.C. Stevens saleroom, 38 King Street Covent Garden, London, with money donated to the Museum’s Accessions Fund by Prof. Anthony Ashley Bevan. |
Field_collection/1 | Collected on the 1897 Punitive Expedition . |
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