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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
idno:
Z 12239
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Digital Benin research
English designation
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
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english
idno
object id
Z 12239
local
edo designation
Oziza
Physical description/0
description
Gum. Used for burning in lamps.
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Oziza. Irregular shaped piece of orange-brown coloured gum. Used for burning in lamps.
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d_Description Name
description
Oziza. Irregular shaped piece of orange-brown coloured gum. Used for burning in lamps.
height
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85 mm
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Old attached label reads: 'Gum [?] (Oziza) [writing unclear] for burning in lamps or calabash. Used [?] of[writing unclear] hunters. Dug up and found in bush.'
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period
date made
maker
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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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1st Thomas Catalogue notes numbers 1-249 as " Bini (Benin City)" [R.Hand]
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Reference Numbers
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Z 12239 Other: 237 [Thomas Coll.- 1st Cat.]
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Note on catalogue card reads: 'Destroyed.' Additional note, in pencil reads: 'One piece kept.'
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Acquisition Details/0
See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria.
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Archaeology
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Catalogue
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Online Only
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unknown