Accession Number: 1899.78.4.7
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Pitt Rivers Museum
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Language: English
Accession NumberObject ID
1899.78.4.7
DescriptionDescription
Weaving implement. Pair of wooden rods bound together by cream, red, and green coloured yarn, with loops for alternative warp threads. For the other associated weaving apparatus see [1899.78.4 .1 -.8] [BS [OPS Move] 20/4/2017]
Material / ProcessMaterial
Material of original: Wood Plant; Material of original: Yarn; Material of original: Pigment; Material of original: Cotton Yarn Plant
DimensionsDimensions
Width: max 20,00 mm; max 4,00 mm; Length: max 860,00 mm
KeywordsObject Type
Keyword: Loom Part; Keyword: Weaving Accessory
No. of objectsObject Count
1
DatingDate Made
Date made: 1899
Geographical ProvenanceProduction Place
Africa -> Western Africa -> Nigeria, Benin
PersonsPrior Source
PRM source: William Downing Webster
ProvenancePrior Source, Provenance
Other Owners, William Downing Webster
When CollectedDate Collected
When collected:
Cultural GroupsEthnic Attribution
-> Edo
AcquiredAccession Date
Acquired: 10/1899
Primary DocumentationNotes
Accession book entry: : 1899. Oct. W. D. WEBSTER. Bicester. - Weaving implements, Benin city, W. Africa. comprising: 2 weaving swords [4.1,2], 2 long shuttle needles [.4.3,4], 2 notched bars for separating warp threads [.4.5,6], rod with loops for alternative warp threads [4.7], thin bamboo rod [4.8]. 20/-; Accession book entry: : [added] - 5-6-6 pd M.M.F. [Museum Maintenance of Collections Fund] 20.10.99 [price includes all items from 1899.78.1 - .17]; Pitt Rivers Museum label: : WEAVING APPARATUS. BENIN CITY, W. AFRICA. purch: 1899. [IL [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]
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