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National Museums Scotland
object_number:
A.1906.549
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ada
English designation
Ceremonial Sword
Category
Ceremonial Objects
Location
Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, United Kingdom
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alternative_number
object id
object_number
object id
A.1906.549
object_name
designation
,
object type
Ceremonial sword
description
description
Ceremonial sword (ada) of iron with cutlass blade and double-disked hilt: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin
material
material
Iron
dimensions
dimensions
36.00" L
production.period
date made
technique
production technique
production.place
production place
Benin, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa
acquisition.source
prior source
Cross, 1906 (fl.)
association.subject
event
British Punitive
Expedition
to Benin City, 1897
acquisition.date
accession date
1906
acquisition.method
accession method
PURCHASE
notes
notes
WEST AFRICA. SOUTHERN NIGERIA. BENIN. ARMS AND ARMOUR. "ADA" CEREMONIAL SWORD of iron, cutlass blade, double-disked hilt. Benin, Midwestern State, Southern Nigeria.
exhibition
exhibition history
references
bibliography
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images
alternative_number.type
association.person
association.person.association
association.person.note
school_style
Benin