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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Object Number:
12-57-50/C6829
Institution media
1 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Emwiegbe
English designation
Ornament
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
Emery, Herbert Clarke
Location
11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
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Internal Data (eng)
Internal Data (eng)
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
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Last Updated: 2021-09-10
Language:
english
Object Number
object id
12-57-50/C6829
Display Title
designation
Ceremonial object, possibly a rattle.
Inventory Description
description
,
object type
Ornament, rectangular platform, raised crocodile and human face, scroll handle
Object Description
description
Ceremonial object, possibly belt ornament. Rattle that would have had things attached.
Materials
material
Brass
Dimensions
dimensions
Overall: 33.6 x 5.1 x 2.6 cm (13 1/4 x 2 x 1 in.)
Classication
object type
Ornament
Quantity
object count
Date
date made
18th Century
GeoLocale
production place
Geography/Provenience
production place
Africa\Nigeria
Credit Line
prior source
Gift of Mrs. Herbert Clarke Emery, 1912
Provenance: Collector
prior source
,
provenance
Provenance: Acquisition
provenance
Donor: Mrs. Herbert Clarke Emery
Culture/Period
ethnic attribution
Benin
Department
department and institution
Ethnographic
Image Credit Line Reproduction
license
Gift of Mrs. Herbert Clarke Emery, 1912. Image © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 12-57-50/C6829
URL
weblink
https://collections.peabody.harvard.edu/objects/113848
Digital File Number
80140108