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ID_NUMBER:
3475
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Digital Benin research
English designation
Staff of Office
Category
Musical Instruments
Ceremonial Objects
Staffs
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Hider, W. J.
Location
100 London Rd, London SE23 3PQ, UK
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Last Updated: 2022-09-01
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english
ID_NUMBER
object id
3475
ITEM_NAME
designation
staff of office; fly whisk (ceremonial artefacts & rank insignia); carving (art); handle (general & multipurpose)
DESCRIPTION
description
Ivory staff with carved decoration on base and a clothed figure carved intricately on the top. The base is square with holes in each side and a rounded piece of wood protruding from it.
MATERIALS
material
ivory; wood
MEASUREMENTS
dimensions
overall: 325 x 45 x 45 mm
DATE_MADE
date made
before 1897
PLACE_MADE
production place
Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
Edo
CATEGORY1
Anthropology: Ethnography