University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
Object Number: (Object Numbers): AF5080
Institution media
11 images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Asa
English designation
Shield
Category
Weaponry
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
LocationPhiladelphia, United States
Institution data
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
AF5080
Native Name: (Cultural Affiliations)Edo Designation
Description: (Collection Details)Description
Round, of plaited pieces of coconut spath held together by coarse basket work ring.
Materials: (Production Details)Material
Wood|Bark
Height: (Measurements)Dimensions
Length: (Measurements)Dimensions
57
Outside Diameter: (Measurements)Dimensions
Thickness: (Measurements)Dimensions
Unit: (Measurements)Dimensions
Centimeters/Inches
Width: (Measurements)Dimensions
58
Object Name: (Collection Details)Object Type
Shield
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 LinePrior Source
Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1921
Events/Events: (Collection Details)/Events: (Repatriation)/Events: (Analysis Details)Event
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 URLWeblink
www.penn.museum/collections/object.php?irn=15319
Accession Lot: (Collection Details)
[1921-1]
Culture Area: (Provenience Details)
Other Number Type
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