Object Number
1900S00011
Edo designations
Uko
Uko
English designations
Flask
Categories
Containers
Location
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DH, United Kingdom
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Provenance

3 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.
Unknown
1900 (uncertain/approximate)
The object is known to have come into contact with the Birmingham Museums Trust, later in Birmingham.

Institution data

Birmingham Museums Trust
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-08-24
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Object Number
object id
1900S00011
Simple Name
designation
Powder Flask
Object Description
description
Powder flask, made of a gourd, with a wooden stopper.
Full Name
object type
Powder Flask
Production Period
date made
Locality
production place
Africa, Nigeria, Benin Africa, Western Africa, Nigeria
Collection
department and institution
Science & Industry - Manufacturing and Engineering
Notes
notes
Production place marked as 'West Africa, Berin' but was probably made in Birmingham and 'used' in Benin by the British
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