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National Museums Scotland
object_number:
A.1897.295
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Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
English designation
Pendant Mask
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
Webster, William Downing
Location
Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, United Kingdom
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Last Updated: 2021-05-26
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alternative_number
object id
object_number
object id
A.1897.295
object_name
designation
,
object type
Hip pendant
description
description
Hip pendant of cast brass/bronze in the form of a leopard head mask with iron pupils: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin
material
material
Bronze || Brass || Iron
dimensions
dimensions
Overall: Length 152mm approx. Overall: Width 76mm approx
production.period
date made
Pre 1897
technique
production technique
Lost wax cast
production.place
production place
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa
acquisition.source
prior source
Webster, William Downing, 1863 - 1913
association.subject
event
British Punitive
Expedition
to Benin City, 1897
acquisition.date
accession date
1897
acquisition.method
accession method
PURCHASE
notes
notes
WEST AFRICA. SOUTHERN NIGERIA. BENIN. BRONZES. A LEOPARD'S HEAD. Cast pale bronze with pupils of iron; the lower edge consists of open circles, oval. Benin, West Africa. Obtained in the British Punitive
Expedition
of February 1897.
exhibition
exhibition history
Legacies of Empire, 2020-11-27, 2023-01-09, National Museums Scotland, National War Museum || Art UK Sculpture (online aggregator ArtUK)
references
bibliography
image_ref_no
images
PF14495; PF14541; PF1065007; PF1065008
alternative_number.type
association.person
association.person.association
association.person.note
school_style
Benin