Archival Documents
Access to archival documents is a pivotal expansion from the catalogue. Just as the historic Benin objects are dispersed across institutions globally, so are the relevant archival materials. Although not comprehensive, these documents are identified and brought together by Digital Benin, and selected for their relevance to the study of the historic objects and the history of the Benin Kingdom.
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Auction Catalogue
Specific objects: 6
Object group: Ẹroro, Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ, Uhunmwu-Elao, Aken'ni Elao, Umozo/Ọhọ, Ebẹn, Ikoro, Ẹkpẹtin, Ẹrhẹ, Uru, Ọkporhu, Uhunmwu elao ọghe Iy’ọba
Source: Sotheby's
Target -
Mentioned: John, Bray, Allman, Robert B.
1953
Auction Catalogue
Specific objects: 1
Object group: Ama, Umozo/Ọhọ, Ikpakohen, Aro Ododua, Aken'ni Elao, Ikoro, Uzokpo, Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ, Ẹroro, Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ, Aken'ni Elao, Akohẹn/Oko, Okhuo, Ukhurhẹ
Source: Foster's
Target -
Mentioned: -
1931
Invoice
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Ama, Okhuo, Umozo/Ọhọ, Ikoro, Isanrẹn, Agba, Uhunmwu-Elao, Ẹroro
Source: Webster, William Downing
Target Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin
Mentioned: -
1898
Auction Catalogue
Specific objects: 10
Object group: Ikoro, Ẹroro, Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ, Ẹkpẹtin, Ẹgba, Elubasẹ/Isevbere, Ọkpan, Ebẹn, Uhunmwu-Elao, Ivbiotọ, Isanrẹn, Umozo/Ọhọ, Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ, Ẹgogo, Oroka, Emwiegbe, Uko, Ama, Azuwa, Oyiya, Ughegbe
Source: Stevens Auction Rooms
Target -
Mentioned: Ansorge, William John
1909
Inventory
Specific objects: 254
Object group: Aken'ni Elao, Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ, Uhunmwu-Elao, Ẹroro, Akohẹn/Oko, Ama, Aga, Agba, Ada, Ebẹn, Ẹkpẹtin, Osisi/Etu, Urhukpa-Ẹvbi, Emwiegbe, Ẹkpẹn, Ikoro, Ẹgba, Idẹnrhẹn, Isanrẹn, Ukhurhẹ, Uko, Uman-ague/Ugbugbe, Urhotọ, Ewua, Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ, Azuwa, Ọkporhu, Ẹrhẹ, Osogan, Emwiurhu, Uzokpo, Ẹgogo, Umozo/Ọhọ, Okpia, Iyeọkhọkhọ, Ikẹgobọ, Ikpotoki, Ukpu, Okhuo, Isẹ, Ivin
Source: Webster, William Downing
Target -
Mentioned: Stevens, John Crace, Stevens Auction Rooms, Meyer, Hans, Grassi Museum of Ethnology, Leipzig, Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin, Museum für Völkerkunde, Dresden, Museum am Rothenbaum. Kulturen und Künste der Welt (MARKK), Hamburg, Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, Puttick & Simpson, Världskulturmuseerna, Stockholm, Giglioli, Franco, National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, Edinburgh, Ridgeway, William, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Bates, Oric, Juckler, Stadt Museum Freiburg, Zimmerman, Oldman, William Ockelford , Jackson, Museum of Primitive Arts, New York, Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Salford, Meyer, Hermann August Heinrich, Fenton & Sons
1900
Research notesSketch
Specific objects: 19
Object group: Aken'ni Elao, Ikpin, Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ, Asologun, Akpata, Oyiya, Ada, Isanrẹn, Uhunmwu-Elao, Eseiku, Okpia, Ikpotoki, Ama, Ẹgba, Ikoro, Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ, Elubasẹ/Isevbere, Ighẹghan, Ẹroro, Akhiọn/Ukoko, Ikẹgobọ, Ukhurhẹ, Ẹkpẹde, Uhanbọ, Ifẹnmwẹ, Umozo/Ọhọ, Urhotọ, Oroka, Ẹguẹn, Ivie, Ẹkan, Asa, Ẹkpoki, Uman-ague/Ugbugbe, Ẹrhẹ, Ẹkpẹtin
Source: Bradbury, Robert Elwyn, Egharevba, Jacob U.
Target -
Mentioned: Luschan, Felix Ritter von, Ohẹn, Ẹwuare I, Ẹsigie, Ọzọlua, Akẹnzua II, Inneh, Murray, Kenneth Crosthwaite, Egharevba, Jacob U. , Goodwin, Ohuan
1960
Research notes
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Umozo/Ọhọ
Source: Bradbury, Robert Elwyn
Target -
Mentioned: Aruanran, Ọzọlua, Ẹsigie
1958
Auction CataloguePhotograph
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Anwa/Akpoka, Ukpu, Ebẹn, Igho, Umozo/Ọhọ, Ikoro, Oyiya, Ivbiotọ, Ẹroro, Aken'ni Elao, Uko Ẹkhaẹ, Isanrẹn, Ẹkpẹn, Agbada, Uhunmwu-Elao, Elubasẹ/Isevbere, Azuwa, Akuọghọ, Ẹgogo, Idẹnrhẹn, Urhukpa-Ẹvbi, Ama, Ema, Ido, Emwiurhu, Ukhurhẹ, Ada, Aga, Ẹkpẹtin, Ukhuerhe, Ọkporhu, Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ, Ughavan, Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
Source: Stevens, John Crace, Stevens Auction Rooms
Target -
Mentioned: British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897, Ovonramwẹ N’Ogbaisi, Judd, W. C. A., Rawson, Harry Holdsworth
1902
Price List
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Umozo/Ọhọ, Aken'ni Elao
Source: Oldman, William Ockelford
Target Foy, Willy
Mentioned: -
1904
Auction Catalogue
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Ama, Uko Ẹkhaẹ, Ebẹn, Ẹkpẹn, Ẹroro, Oyiya, Ikoro, Isanrẹn, Akohẹn/Oko, Ẹkpẹtin, Ifẹnmwẹ, Ivin, Umozo/Ọhọ, Agba, Aken'ni Elao, Uhunmwu-Elao
Source: Stevens Auction Rooms
Target -
Mentioned: Burton, Richard, Dye, Robert W. , Rawson, Harry Holdsworth
1898
Photograph Album
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Ukhurhẹ, Akhiọn/Ukoko, Ebẹn, Umozo/Ọhọ, Osogan, Uko Ẹkhaẹ
Source: Webster, William Downing
Target -
Mentioned: Horniman Museum, London, Pitt-Rivers (Lane Fox), Augustus Henry, Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin, Museum für Völkerkunde, Dresden, Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden
1898
Auction Catalogue
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Umozo/Ọhọ, Aken'ni Elao
Source: Stevens Auction Rooms
Target -
Mentioned: -
1905
PhotographInventory
Specific objects: 86
Object group: Aza, Osogan, Umozo/Ọhọ, Ebẹn, Akohẹn/Oko, Idẹnrhẹn, Emwiegbe, Ẹkan, Emwiurhu, Oroka, Anwa/Akpoka, Ẹgba, Ighẹghan, Ẹroro, Ẹgogo, Aken'ni Elao, Uhanbọ, Asoro, Ughavan
Source: Nevins, Hugh Nevins
Target -
Mentioned: -
1927
Auction Catalogue
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Ama, Umozo/Ọhọ, Ikpakohen, Okpia, Osogan, Uzokpo, Ẹroro, Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ, Aken'ni Elao, Ikoro, Akohẹn/Oko
Source: Foster's
Target -
Mentioned: -
1931