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ID_NUMBER:
nn12919
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Elubasẹ/Isevbere
English designation
Anklet
Category
Personal Adornment
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
nn12919
ITEM_NAME
designation
armlet (adornment)
DESCRIPTION
description
An armlet with three rattle features. Benin City, Nigeria. Date unknown. The armlet is dark in colour, and the joining ends of metal have been sculpted into a figure-8 like knot between two rattle features.
MATERIALS
material
iron
MEASUREMENTS
dimensions
overall: 10 mm x 105 mm
DATE_MADE
date made
unknown
PLACE_MADE
production place
Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
CATEGORY1
Anthropology: Ethnography