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 field	Value
Accession Number object id	1966.1.637
Description description	Necklace of tubular coral beads with lattice form pendant
Material / Process material	Material of original: Bead; Material of original: Coral
Dimensions dimensions	Diameter 5,00 mm; Length 428,00 mm; Length: max 18,00 mm bead
Keywords object type	Keyword: Neck Ornament; Keyword: Pendant
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 tubular coral beads threaded in groups of four to form rectangles. Pendant of similar beads arranged in [window shaped Drawing] form. Lady Bedford Coll. 1928.129.44. Length 42.8 cm. Max. length of bead 1.8 cm. Diameter .5 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 tubular coral beads threaded in groups of 4 to form rectangles. Pendant of similar beads arranged in lattice form. Ipswich No. 1928.129.44 [note that '129' should be '219', RTS 14/1/2004].; 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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