National Museums Scotland
object_number: A.1949.206
Institution media
9 images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
English designation
Bird of Prophecy Staff
Category
Musical Instruments
Ceremonial Objects
Staffs
Provenance
Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome, Henry Solomon
LocationEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
National Museums Scotland
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Last Updated: 2021-05-26
Language: English
alternative_numberObject ID
object_numberObject ID
A.1949.206
object_nameDesignation, Object Type
Staff || Idiophone
descriptionDescription
Staff, hand held idiophone of cast brass/bronze, hollow cylindrical shaft with square openwork capital and base surmounted by an ibis, the bird of prophecy: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 18th - 19th century
materialMaterial
Bronze || Brass
dimensionsDimensions
11.50" L
production.periodDate Made
18th - 19th century
techniqueProduction Technique
Lost wax cast
production.placeProduction Place
Benin, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa
acquisition.sourcePrior Source
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
association.subjectEvent
British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897
acquisition.dateAccession Date
1949
acquisition.methodAccession Method
GIFT
notesNotes
WEST AFRICA. NIGERIA. BENIN. BRONZES. STAFF in bronze, consisting of a hollow cylindrical shaft with square open-work capital and base surmounted by an ibis(?) with wings displayed. S. Nigeria, Bini tribe.
exhibitionExhibition History
referencesBibliography
image_ref_noImages
PF14604; PF14605; PF14606; PF14607; PF14608; PF14609; PF14610; PF14611; PF14612
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association.person
association.person.association
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school_style
Benin