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 Felix Norman Roth from Benin Kingdom.

Unknown

February 22, 1897 (year approximate) to December 17, 1897 (year approximate)

The object is known to have come into contact with Felix Norman Roth and Henry Ling Roth, later in Halifax.

Unknown

1898

The object is known to have come into contact with Henry Ling Roth and the Pitt Rivers Museum, later in Oxford.

Institution data

Pitt Rivers Museum

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2021-07-20

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Accession Number object id	1898.26.1.1
Description description	Brass cylinder with flat base. For brass cover see [1898.26.1 .2] [RM [OPS move] 25/7/2016]
Material / Process material	Material of original: Copper Alloy Metal; Material of original: Brass Metal
Dimensions dimensions	Height: max 317,00 mm total; Height: max 292,00 mm; Diameter: max 112,00 mm; Diameter: max 112,00 mm total
Keywords object type	Keyword: Vessel; Keyword: Ornament
No. of objects object count	1
Dating date made	Date made: 1897
Geographical Provenance production place	Africa -> Western Africa -> Nigeria, Benin City
Persons prior source	Field collector: Benin City Punitive Expedition , Field collector: Felix Norman Ling Roth, PRM source: Henry Ling Roth
Provenance prior source provenance	Other Owners, Felix Norman Ling Roth
When Collected date collected	When collected:
Cultural Groups ethnic attribution	-> Edo
Acquired accession date	Acquired: 1898
Primary Documentation notes	Accession book entry: : 'H. LING ROTH 33 Prescott Street, Halifax, Yorks. Cast-brass covered cylinder from Benin city, W. Africa ... obtained by Dr. Felix N. Roth.; Pitt Rivers Museum label: : CYLINDER AND COVER OF CAST BRASS (USE UNKNOWN) Part of the spoils of Benin city, W. AFRICA Pres. by H. Ling Roth 1898. [RM [OPS move] 25/7/2016]
Research Notes notes
Archaological / Ethnographic	E
Archival documentation ID
Class	Class: Vessel; Class: Ornament
Collection Type	Object
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