idno
Z 12097
Edo designations
English designations
Door
Categories
Household & Everyday Objects
Location
Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3DZ, United Kingdom
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Provenance
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Institution data
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
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Last updated: 2022-07-18
Language: english
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idno object id | Z 12097 |
local edo designation | isabe (Key); leyalere (Bolt); aba (Staples); olodu |
Physical description/0 description | Lock with key (isabe) and bolt (leyalere) with staples (aba) for fastening door. The frame and staple for holding the bolt when slipped are called (olodu). |
Physical description/1 description | Chips missing from wooden joint. Piece of sack-like cloth present next to central panel. |
Physical description/2 description | Lock and key system on small wooden frame. Bolt, leyalere, made from a length of iron with square cross-section, with one upturned end and decorative hook; key, isabe, made from a length of iron with square cross-section, both ends bent at right angles and one with a looped handle; bolt held in place on the door with two staples, aba, and slides into a looped staple on the frame, olodu; key slopped through a hole in the top of the door and used to manipulate the bolt; frame constructed from wooden planks and nails, with two strips of fabric as a hinge. Fabric hinge has become detached from the frame. |
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d_Description Name description | Lock and key system on small wooden frame. Bolt, leyalere, made from a length of iron with square cross-section, with one upturned end and decorative hook; key, isabe, made from a length of iron with square cross-section, both ends bent at right angles and one with a looped handle; bolt held in place on the door with two staples, aba, and slides into a looped staple on the frame, olodu; key slopped through a hole in the top of the door and used to manipulate the bolt; frame constructed from wooden planks and nails, with two strips of fabric as a hinge. Fabric hinge has become detached from the frame. |
height dimensions | 310 mm |
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Labels - Markings/0 inscriptions | Thomas collection label adhered to wood: '1791 | 88 / Lock and key (isabe), bolt (leyalere), staples (aba) / Bini.' |
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d_Place production place | Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; Edo State; Benin City |
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source prior source | Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Professor) [monetary donor] |
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culture group ethnic attribution | Edo |
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Amendments - updates/0 notes | 1st Thomas Catalogue notes numbers 1-249 as "Bini (Benin City)". |
Amendments - updates/1 notes | Numbered '88' in the Thomas Collection, 1st Catalogue. |
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Reference Numbers bibliography | Z 12097 Other: 88 [Thomas Coll. - 1st catalogue]; 1791 |
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Related Documents/0 bibliography | See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria. |
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