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Accession Number:
1991.13.18
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Umozo/Ọhọ
English designation
Executioners or Warfare Sword
Category
Ceremonial Objects
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Dumas-Egerton Trust
Le Clerc Egerton, George
Location
South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3PP
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Pitt Rivers Museum
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Last Updated: 2021-07-20
Language:
english
Accession Number
object id
1991.13.18
Description
description
Ornamental weapon, ada. Blade engraved with representations of the ada, the other ceremonial weapon the eben, and a bird. The blade is of iron, the handle of brass, wood and iron.
Material / Process
material
Material of original: Brass Metal; Material of original: Iron Metal; Material of original: Wood Plant
Dimensions
dimensions
Length 760,00 mm
Keywords
object type
Keyword: Sword; Keyword: Ceremonial Object; Keyword: Bird Figure
No. of objects
object count
Dating
date made
Date made: 1897
Geographical Provenance
production place
Africa -> Western Africa -> Nigeria, Benin
Persons
prior source
PRM source: Dumas-Egerton Trust, Field collector: Benin City Punitive
Expedition
Field collector: George le Clerc Egerton
Provenance
prior source
,
provenance
When Collected
date collected
When collected:
Cultural Groups
ethnic attribution
-> Edo
Acquired
accession date
Acquired: 1991
Primary Documentation
notes
Accession book entry: : There does not appear to be an accession book entry for this object.; Documentation: : See RDF for lists and notes.
Research Notes
notes
Archaological / Ethnographic
Archival documentation ID
Class
Class: Weapon; Class: Ritual and Ceremonial; Class: Status; Class: Religion; Class: Figure
Collection Type
Object
Related Collections
Related collection: Field diary and photocopy of relevant sections of the collector's personal diary in PRM MS collections.