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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
idno:
Z 12151
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Emwiokọ
English designation
Plant Specimen
Category
Household & Everyday Objects
Provenance
Bevan, Anthony Ashley
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge
Location
Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3DZ, United Kingdom
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Internal Data (eng)
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
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Last Updated: 2022-07-18
Language:
english
idno
object id
Z 12151
local
edo designation
okamarito
Physical description/0
description
Cornhusk. Tied to hang corn in smoke.
Physical description/1
description
Strips of dried corn husk with a knot in the middle.
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d_Description Name
description
Strips of dried corn husk with a knot in the middle.
height
dimensions
40 mm
length
dimensions
110 mm
width
dimensions
75 mm
weight
weight
Inscription
inscriptions
Labels - Markings/0
inscriptions
Thomas label attached with string reads: '1921 | 142 / Cornhusk (okamarito) / Tied to hang corn in smoke. / Bini'
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Luggage tag attached with string reads: '142 | Corn husk (okanarito) / tied to hang corn in smoke / Bini'
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period
date made
maker
producer
d_Place
production place
Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; Edo State; Benin City [Bini]
Other owners
prior source
source
prior source
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Prof.) [monetary donor]
Collection or Excavation Year
date collected
culture group
ethnic attribution
Edo
source date
accession date
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Record updated as part of the Museum Affordances project 2018-2020
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Reference Numbers
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Z 12151 Other: 142 [Thomas Coll. - 1st catalogue]; 1921 [Thomas Coll. label]
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See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria. [T.Cotterill]
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Numbered '142' in the Thomas Collection, 1st Catalogue.
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The number '1921' has been written on the left of the Thomas Collection label.
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1st Thomas Catalogue notes numbers 1-249 as "Bini (Benin City)". [R.Hand]
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Archaeology
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CMS Description
Catalogue
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Freezing
Online Only
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Surface Clean
unknown