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Birmingham Museums Trust
Object Number:
1900S00011
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uko
English designation
Flask
Category
Containers
Location
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DH, United Kingdom
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Birmingham Museums Trust
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Last Updated: 2021-08-24
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english
Object Number
object id
1900S00011
Simple Name
designation
Powder Flask
Object Description
description
Powder flask, made of a gourd, with a wooden stopper.
Full Name
object type
Powder Flask
Production Period
date made
Locality
production place
Africa, Nigeria, Benin Africa, Western Africa, Nigeria
Collection
department and institution
Science & Industry - Manufacturing and Engineering
Notes
notes
Production place marked as 'West Africa, Berin' but was probably made in Birmingham and 'used' in Benin by the British