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ID_NUMBER:
3477i
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Idẹnrhẹn
English designation
Knife and Dagger
Category
Weaponry
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Hider, W. J.
Location
100 London Rd, London SE23 3PQ, UK
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
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Last Updated: 2022-09-01
Language:
english
ID_NUMBER
object id
3477i
ITEM_NAME
designation
knife (weapons: edged)
DESCRIPTION
description
Knife with a decorative copper alloy handle.
MATERIALS
material
iron; copper alloy
MEASUREMENTS
dimensions
overall: 368 mm x 36 mm
DATE_MADE
date made
PLACE_MADE
production place
Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
CATEGORY1
Anthropology: Ethnography