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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Object Number:
16-43-50/B1502
Institution media
1 Images
Digital Benin research
English designation
Staff of Office
Category
Ceremonial Objects
Staffs
Provenance
Bates, Oric
Oldman, William Ockelford
Location
11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2021-09-10
Language:
english
Object Number
object id
16-43-50/B1502
Display Title
designation
Handle of brass dancing wand
Inventory Description
description
,
object type
Handle, rectangular, human figures on both sides, broken base
Object Description
description
Materials
material
Brass
Dimensions
dimensions
Overall: 25.7 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm (10 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Classication
object type
Handle
Quantity
object count
Date
date made
GeoLocale
production place
West Africa
Geography/Provenience
production place
Africa\Nigeria
Credit Line
prior source
Gift of Oric Bates, 1916
Provenance: Collector
prior source
,
provenance
Collector: British Punitive Force; Dealer: William O. Oldman
Provenance: Acquisition
provenance
Donor: Mr. Oric Bates
Culture/Period
ethnic attribution
Benin
Department
department and institution
Ethnographic
Image Credit Line Reproduction
license
Gift of Oric Bates, 1916. Image © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 16-43-50/B1502
URL
weblink
https://collections.peabody.harvard.edu/objects/114241
Digital File Number
80140103