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ID_NUMBER:
3475a
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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
Language:
english
ID_NUMBER
object id
3475a
ITEM_NAME
designation
carving (art); staff of office
DESCRIPTION
description
Ivory staff, less intricately carved than 3475. On the top is a carved figure holding implements. The top of the staff seems slightly damaged. The bottom of the staff is square and hollow, with holes in each side.
MATERIALS
material
ivory
MEASUREMENTS
dimensions
overall: 305 mm x 60 mm x 37 mm
DATE_MADE
date made
PLACE_MADE
production place
Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
CATEGORY1
Anthropology: Ethnography