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Digital Benin Research
British Museum
institution
Arthur Prest photograph album
archival unit
Photograph
document type
1897-01-01/1905-01-01
date
specific objects
edo designations
Prest, Arthur H.
source
target
mention
Institutional metadata
Reg No.
Af,A46.24
PRN
EPF3052
Add ID/s
AF/CA46/24 (copy print number)
Object Name/s
photographic print (black and white)
Material/s
paper
Technique/s
photographic process
Description (full)
Photograph (black and white), from an album; view of head and shoulders of child in front of display of objects on a table: central brass relief plaque depicting Oba with two attendants; flanked by circular hide and wool cloth fans; in front brass staff of office, spear and ivory horn. Southern Nigeria. Albumen print.
Dimension/s
Length: 10.65 cm~Width: 14.45 cm
Subject/s
Previous Owner
Previous owner/ex-collection: Arthur Henry Prest
Date/s
1897-1905
Prod. Place/s
Photographed in: Nigeria (southern)
Assoc. Ethnic Name/s
Associated with: Edo
Assoc. Place/s
Associated with: Benin City
Inscription/s
Inscription:~ Inscription details: annotation~ Inscription quoted: Album Title: "1st BENIN. WARRI. & SAPELE. 2nd NEW CALABAR. BONNY. OPOBO & QUA COUNTRY." [manuscript note on album paper]. Original Description: "Sample of old Benin Bronze work looted at Capture of Benin City." [manuscript note on album paper].
Curator's Comment/s
The photographs in collections Af,A46 and Af,A47 were originally contained in single album containing 176 photographs.
URL
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/EA_Af-A46-24