Manchester Museum
Accession Number: (Registration Details)/Accession Details/Accession Number/Accession No.: (Accession Details): 0.8594/1-3
Institution media
6 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Anwa/Akpoka
English designation
Tong
Category
Tools
Provenance
Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London
LocationOxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Manchester Museum
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Last Updated: 2022-06-24
Language: english
Accession Number: (Registration Details)/Accession Details/Accession Number/Accession No.: (Accession Details)object id
0.8594/1-3
Physical Descriptiondesignation, description
Three pairs of tweezers made of iron. Each is in two parts riveted together by a pivot. The ends of the handles are joined by lengths of chain.
Object Name/Object Name: (Classification)object type
Tweezers Tool/Implement
Place: (Production Details)production place
Africa, Nigeria, Benin
Accession Lot: (Collection Details)/Accession Lot: (Accession Details)prior source
[0.8502 - 0.8642] Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (Donation, 1953)
Originprovenance
Nigeria, Benin. Donated by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum to Manchester Museum in 1953.
Current Location/Current Location: (Current Location)display status
Manchester Museum - Coupland 1 - Basement - B.56 - Ethnology Store - Africa Chest 1 - Drawer 9
Copyrightlicense
© The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester Images (.tiff): © The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, photography by Michael Pollard
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