Catalogue
Accession Number
1966.1.636
Institution
Pitt Rivers Museum
Edo designations
English designations
Neck Ornament
Location
South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3PP

Provenance

4 events
Production
unknown to 1901
The object was produced in Abia State.
Looted
1901
The object was looted by Frederick George Denham Bedford in Abia State.
Inheritance
1913 (approximate)
The object was inherited by Ethel Charlotte Turner) Bedford (maiden name from Frederick George Denham Bedford.
Unknown
1966
The object is known to have come into contact with Ethel Charlotte Turner) Bedford (maiden name 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 fieldValue
Accession Number
object id
1966.1.636
Description
description
Necklace of large tubular beads
Material / Process
material
Material of original: Bead; Material of original: Coral
Dimensions
dimensions
Length: max 54,00 mm bead; Diameter: max 12,00 mm; Length 280,00 mm
Keywords
object type
Keyword: Neck Ornament
No. of objects
object count
1
Dating
date made
Date made: 1928
Geographical Provenance
production place
Africa -> Western Africa -> Nigeria, Benin
Persons
prior source
PRM source: Ipswich Museum, Field collector: Ethel Charlotte Bedford, Field collector: Frederick George Denham Bedford, PRM source: Patricia M. Butler
Provenance
prior source
provenance
Other Owners, Ethel Charlotte Bedford Ipswich Museum ?Frederick George Denham Bedford
When Collected
date collected
When collected:
Cultural Groups
ethnic attribution
 -> Edo
Acquired
accession date
Acquired: 1966
Primary Documentation
notes
Accession book entry: : West Africa, probably Benin. Necklace of fourteen large tubular coral beads with flat surfaces at the perforation. Labelled Benin. Lady Bedford Coll. There is confusion concerning the Ipswich Museum number. A label reads 1928.219.43, but 1928.129.43 is written on the specimen. Length 28 cm. Max. bead length 5.4 cm. Max. diameter 1.2 cm.; Accession book entry: : For full text of Accession Book introduction (from Collections XVA Ipswich Ethnography A) see entry for 1966.1.1 [OD 11/5/2001].; Card Catalogue entry: : [Uncertain if this entry matches this object record] Necklace of 14 large tubular coral beads with flat surface at the perforation.; Pre-PRM label: : Labelled 'BENIN, Lady Bedford Coll.' There is confusion concerning the Ipswich Museum number. A label reads 1928.219.43 but 1928.129.43 is written on the specimen.; Related Documents File: : typed list of objects, headed 'Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford. 1965. Ipswich Museum' in folder, 'Ipswich Museum Inventory' states [p. 1]: "Lady Bedford Collection. NOTE: Many items from this collection are erroneously marked 1928-129 instead of 219" [RTS 23/12/2003].; Documentation: : See RDF.
Research Notes
notes
Archaological / Ethnographic
E
Archival documentation ID
Class
Class: Ornament
Collection Type
Object
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