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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
Object Number: (Object Numbers):
AF2047
Institution media
12 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Asoro
English designation
Spear
Category
Weaponry
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
Location
3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Internal Data (eng)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
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Last Updated: 2022-05-19
Language:
english
Object Number: (Object Numbers)
object id
AF2047
Native Name: (Cultural Affiliations)
edo designation
Description: (Collection Details)
description
Said to be "the king's spear". Point broken off. Ogival section.
Materials: (Production Details)
material
Wood
Height: (Measurements)
dimensions
Length: (Measurements)
dimensions
505
Outside Diameter: (Measurements)
dimensions
Thickness: (Measurements)
dimensions
Unit: (Measurements)
dimensions
Centimeters/Inches
Width: (Measurements)
dimensions
45
Object Name: (Collection Details)
object type
Spear
Iconography: (Subject)
iconography
Date Made/Origin: (Date of Object)
date made
Earliest: (Date of Object)
date made
Latest: (Date of Object)
date made
Period: (Date of Object)
date made
Technique: (Production Details)
production technique
Manufacture Location/Mint: (Provenience Details)/Manufacture Location/Mint: (Production Details)
production place
Place Name: (Place)
production place
Nigeria|Benin Kingdom
Place Type: (Place)
production place
Country|Kingdom
Credit Line
prior source
Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Events/Events: (Collection Details)/Events: (Repatriation)/Events: (Analysis Details)
event
[EX-2019-1] Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum - Exhibition (16 Nov 2019)
Culture: (Date of Object)
ethnic attribution
Edo (Africa)
Department: (Object Details)/Department: (Collection Identification)
department and institution
African
Location: (Current Location)
display status
Collections Storage
Reference: (Bibliography)
bibliography
[Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.
Website URL
weblink
https://www.penn.museum/collections/object.php?irn=295971
Accession Lot: (Collection Details)
[1912-4]
Culture Area: (Provenience Details)
Other Number Type
Dealer's Number
Other Number: (Object Numbers)
29789