Catalog Number
60B:1:24
Edo designations
English designations
Tong
Categories
Tools
Location
1 Adesogbe (Plymouth) Road, P.M.B. 1115, Benin City , Edo State
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Provenance

3 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.
Unknown
1951 to 1961
The object is known to have come into contact with Robert Elwyn Bradbury, in Benin City.
Unknown
1960
The object is known to have come into contact with Robert Elwyn Bradbury and the Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria, in Benin City.

Institution data

Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria
The data was transferred directly by the institution and digitized by Digital Benin in collaboration with the NCMM
Last updated: 2023-11-30
Languages: bini; edo, english
Institution fieldValue
Dimension H (cm)
dimensions
0.5
Dimension W (cm)
dimensions
3.0
Dimension L (cm)
dimensions
15.5
Material
material
Iron
Description
description
Anwa and Akpoka (tongs) were used by members of the Igun-Ematon and Igun-Eronmwon (Dark, 1973 ,p.48, 55). Today they are still used by members of the Igun-Ematon to handle hot objects, such as crucibles, during the casting process. Miniaturised versions of tongs were made by the Igun-Ematon for use as charms on shrines to Ogun (Dark, 1973, p.55). Tongs thus have both practical and ritual uses in Benin Kingdom.
Object count
object count
1
Assosciated Guild
producer
Igun Ematon
Production Technique
production technique
Smithing
Production Place
production place
Benin City
Catalog Number
object id
60B:1:24
P.N.
object id
URL
weblink
Diameter
dimensions
Title
designation
Associated Guild
producer
Date Made
date made
Inscription
inscriptions
fileNames
60B124_1.jpg, 60B124_2.jpg, 60B124_3.jpg
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