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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
idno:
Z 26986
Institution media
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ivin
English designation
Carved Coconut Vessel
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Containers
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 26986
local
edo designation
Physical description/0
description
Catalogue card notes: "A bullet flask- a coconut shell with carved birds, snakes and flowers and a wooden stopper."
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With fibre string for suspension
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d_Description Name
description
A bullet flask made from a coconut shell with carved birds, snakes and flowers and a wooden stopper and fibre string.
height
dimensions
134 mm
length
dimensions
width
dimensions
70 mm
weight
weight
0.078 kg
Inscription
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inscriptions
'Old label notes 'Taken at sacking of palace" [may read ?'place'- spelling unclear], presumably a reference to the looting of Benin City in 1897.'
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production place
Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; South Nigeria; ?Edo; Benin City
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source
prior source
Collection or Excavation Year
date collected
culture group
ethnic attribution
Edo
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Photograph attached to rear of catalogue card.
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Z 26986
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Catalogue card reads, in blue biro: "Z 26986 | AFRICA | S. NIGERIA / Benin. / A bullet flask - a coconut shell with stopper on the surface of which are carved birds, snakes + flowers." Red circular sticker on bottom right of card.
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Archaeology
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Freezing
Online Only
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Surface Clean
unknown