Provenance

4 events

Production

unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)

The object was produced 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.

Auction

February 13, 1900

The object was auctioned to Cuthbert Edgar Peek through Stevens Auction Rooms in London.

Unknown

February 13, 1900 (approximate)

The object is known to have come into contact with Cuthbert Edgar Peek 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	1900.1.5
Description description	Lamellaphone. A flat board of soft wood with burnt and incised ornamental border. [FC 20/10/2008]
Material / Process material	Material of original: Wood Plant; Material of original: Cane Plant
Dimensions dimensions	Length x Width 410,00 x 196,00 mm
Keywords object type	Keyword: Musical instrument; Keyword: Lamellophone
No. of objects object count	1
Dating date made	Date made: 1900
Geographical Provenance production place	Africa -> Western Africa -> Nigeria, Benin
Persons prior source	PRM source: Cuthbert Edgar Peek
Provenance prior source provenance	Other Owners, Purchased by Cuthbert Edgar Peek at Stevens Auction Rooms
When Collected date collected	When collected:
Cultural Groups ethnic attribution	-> Edo
Acquired accession date	Acquired: 1900
Primary Documentation notes	Accession book entry: : Feb. SIR C.E. PEEK, bart. Rousdon, Lyme Regis. [1 of] 2 musical instruments of 'sansa' type, with bambu [sic] tongues, Benin.; Accession book entry: : [Red numbers] - Music Percussion 129 A - P - O Sansas musical combs Ethn Dep Another specimen [of Instrument of 'sansa' type] consisting of flat board of soft wood, 16 1/4 inches x 9" with burnt and incised ornamental border. Two groups of 8 tongues of cane, fastened and bridged as before [fastened down with cane lacing and bridged up with strips towards the ends] fixed side by side near centre of board Tuned almost alike Benin W Africa S Nigeria II 164 Pres by Sir C.E. Peek Bart 1900 (Bought at Stevens sale room 13.2.1900; Card Catalogue entry: : S. NIGERIA, BENIN Sansa, resonator board of soft wood with burnt and incised ornamental border. Tongues fastened down with cane lacing and bridged up with strips towards the ends, side by side near centre of the board. 2 groups of 8 cane tongues, tuned almost alike. d.d. Sir C.E. Peek, Bart., 1900. Bought by him at Steven's Sale Room, 13 February 1900.; Written on object: : BENIN, W. AFRICA. Pres. by Sir C.E. Peek bart. 1900. [on front of object] 129.0.9. [FC 20/10/2008]
Research Notes notes
Archaological / Ethnographic	E
Archival documentation ID
Class	Class: Music
Collection Type	Object
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