Object number
WA.251
Edo designations
English designations
Spoon
Categories
Household & Everyday Objects
Location
Akroyd Park, Boothtown Rd, Halifax HX3 6HG, United Kingdom
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Spoon
Spoon

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.
Unknown
1902 (approximate) to June 26, 1906
The object is known to have come into contact with William Ockelford Oldman, later in London.
Purchase
June 26, 1906
The object was purchased by the Calderdale Museums, Bankfield Museum from William Ockelford Oldman from London to Halifax.

Institution data

Calderdale Museums, Bankfield Museum
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-04-28
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Object number
object id
WA.251
Object name
designation
object type
spoon
Brief description
description
Brass spoon from Benin. Listed in Accession register as being purchased from 'Oldman' and entered museum on 26.6.1906. has '1706' written on the object.
Current location
display status
BF Ethno 1 C5
Image
images
WA\WA.251b.jpgWA\WA.251a.jpg
Location date
7.8.2014
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