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National Museums Scotland
object_number:
A.1913.263
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
English designation
Pendant Mask
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
Fenton & Sons
Fenton, Samuel George
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.1913.263
object_name
designation
,
object type
Pendant
description
description
Pendant of cast brass/bronze in the form of a human face mask: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin
material
material
Bronze || Brass
dimensions
dimensions
4.75" H
production.period
date made
technique
production technique
Lost wax cast
production.place
production place
Benin, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa
acquisition.source
prior source
Fenton and Sons
association.subject
event
British Punitive
Expedition
to Benin City, 1897
acquisition.date
accession date
1913
acquisition.method
accession method
PURCHASE
notes
notes
WEST AFRICA. SOUTHERN NIGERIA. BENIN. BRONZES. MASK PENDANT BRONZE CASTING in form of human mask. Benin. West Africa, Midwestern State.
exhibition
exhibition history
references
bibliography
image_ref_no
images
alternative_number.type
association.person
association.person.association
association.person.note
school_style
Benin