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ID_NUMBER:
99.255i
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Edo designation
Ido
English designation
Weaving Accessory
Category
Tools
Provenance
Tingley, 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
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english
ID_NUMBER
object id
99.255i
ITEM_NAME
designation
loom component; textile tool
DESCRIPTION
description
A long sword-shaped blade of wood, with a rectangular handle with three rectangular wooden holes in it.
MATERIALS
material
wood
MEASUREMENTS
dimensions
overall: 37.2047 x 2.1654 x .3937 in.; 945 x 55 x 10 mm
DATE_MADE
date made
before 1909
PLACE_MADE
production place
Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
CATEGORY1
Anthropology: Ethnography