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ID_NUMBER:
nn6128
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ẹkpo
English designation
Bag
Category
Containers
Textiles
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
nn6128
ITEM_NAME
designation
bag (containers)
DESCRIPTION
description
A woven bag. Benin City. Ca. 1897. The bag has a dark brown stripe running down the middle of it, and a thickly plaited handle attached at the top. The bag is closed by being covered with an extended woven flap.
MATERIALS
material
straw; basketry; weaving
MEASUREMENTS
dimensions
overall: 350 mm x 460 mm x 25 mm
DATE_MADE
date made
before 1897
PLACE_MADE
production place
Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
CULTURE
ethnic attribution
Edo
CATEGORY1
Anthropology: Ethnography