Accession book entry: : 'The following specimens chiefly collected by the late Miss Kingsley in W. Africa, were bequeathed by her to her brother Charles G. Kingsley, to be transfered to the Museum at his death. Mr Kingsley generously surrendered his life interest in the specimens and presented them at once to the Museum, September 1900 ...The following are from various parts of W. Africa, exact localities only given in a few instances.... Pair of iron armlets, beaten out in three places and bent over to enclose jingling pellets.' [CW 14 7 1997]; Accession book entry: : [added] - 'Label on these reads BENIN CITY, W. AFRICA. They resemble others from Benin.' [CW 14 7 1997]; Card Catalogue entry: : No further information on the catalogue index cards. [CW 14 7 1997]; Written on object: : BENIN CITY W. AFRICA. Bequeathed by MISS M.H. KINGSLEY, 1900 [.1:] 1900.39.27 .1 [.2:] 1900.39.27 .2 [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/11/2005]; Pitt Rivers Museum label: : [old] - Two iron bangles with rattles BENIN CITY W. AFRICA Bequeathed by Miss M. H. Kingsley, 1900. [reverse:] 1900.39.27 .1 - .2 [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/11/2005]; Pitt Rivers Museum label: : WEST AFRICA ? BENIN CITY Pair of iron armlets Don. Miss M. H. Kingsley 1900.39.27 .1 - .2 [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/11/2005]
Research Notes: Listed as nos RO/13 and RO/14 on p. 2.1.33 in Philip J. C. Dark, An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art, Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1982.L.26 [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/11/2005]