Digital Benin - Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust

Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust

Acc/ID Number: WA503024

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Digital Benin linked field	Institution field	Value
object id	Acc/ID Number	WA503024
designation	Object Name	Figure; Assigi
description	Description	Single cast brass figure with Janus head surmounted by small figure holding sword, four arms, the two right arms holding swords, wearing royal coral necklet of Benin. Wearing long tunic and bracelets on left hand. Hole in top that goes down into centre of figure. (Figure represents Esigie/Assigi)
description	Description/Acquisition Overview	39 Ethnographic specimens from Nigeria (see PDF 'R4689_Acc Register List') for all objects. Accession register images; dmas_rgregb_1948_d04.tif and dmas_rgregb_1948_d11.tif and dmas_rgregb_1948_d12.tif.
material	Materials	metal brass
dimensions	Measurements	whole: 285 mm
object type	Record Type	Core
date made	Date Created	Pre 1948
production place	Place Created	Benin; West Africa; Africa
prior source	Credit Line	Donated to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery by Lady Grey in June 1948
prior source	Donor	Lady Grey, Wife of Sir Charles Grey. Address in Register (1935) Rodstone, Friars Oak, Hassocks
provenance	Collector	Lady Grey; Sir Charles Grey
provenance	Object (hi)story	Accession register (dmas_rgregb_1948_d11.tif) Brass figure of Assigi with Janus head surmounted by small figure holding sword; four arms, the two right arms holding swords; wearing royal coral necklet of Benin. Height 11 1/4 inches. Benin, S.Nigeria Assigi and Arawan were sons of the Oba of Benin. They were continually set tasks to determine which one was the eldest. Arawan was a giant and could have always won by his strength but Assigi won by his wits. Arawan left double foot prints so that no-one could tell which way he had gone but he was so stupid that he always wore a bell, so that he could be heard coming. The quick wits of Assigi are symbolised by his double head. In one of their contests, they had to leap a river. Arawan jumped it easily but Assigi clung to his robe and reached the other side first.
date collected	Date Collected	Pre 1948
place collected	Place Collected	Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
ethnic attribution	Cultural Grp	Edo; Bini
department and institution	Department	World Art
accession date	Acquistion date	6/4/48
notes	New research info 2022	Charles Grey additional info: birth 26/06/1880, death 12/12/1957. 4th Baronet of Fallodon. Son of Harry George Grey and Charlotte Cockburn Grey. Left no heir so this brother Sir Harry Martin Grey, became 5th Baronet, of Fallodon. Medic in West Africa.
exhibition history	Ext Exhib History
legal status	Legal Status	PERMANENT COLLECTION
	Creator	Unrecorded
	Documentation Issues	Africa Review 2013/14
	History file contents	Accession register notes: '(Nos. 1 – 4 were given to Lady Grey by the Oba of Benin)'
	Loan Allowed?
	Other no.	R4689/1

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