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ID_NUMBER:
nn3171
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ẹzuzu
English designation
Fan
Category
Household & Everyday Objects
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
nn3171
ITEM_NAME
designation
fan (personal protection)
DESCRIPTION
description
Circular fan made of hide, with a pattern of black triangles around the rim.
MATERIALS
material
hide
MEASUREMENTS
dimensions
overall: 525 mm x 413 mm x 30 mm
DATE_MADE
date made
before 1897
PLACE_MADE
production place
Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
Edo
CATEGORY1
Anthropology: Ethnography