British Museum
Registration Number: Af1889,0304.23
Institution media
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ẹzuzu
English designation
Fan
Category
Ceremonial Objects
Provenance
Johnston, Henry Hamilton 'Harry'
LocationGreat Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
British Museum
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Last Updated: 2022-08-04
Language: english
Registration Numberobject id
Af1889,0304.23
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
fan
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Physical descriptiondescription
Circular fan made of untanned ox hide with black hair; applique decoration in red flannel and ? antelope skin on front. Pierced around outer edge with triangular cut outs in form of human figures. Fan has wooden handle covered in leather. Loop for suspension at end of handle.
Materialmaterial
ox skin~wool~antelope skin~leather~wood
Material - Commentmaterial
~~?~~
Dimensiondimensions
H~W~X
Dimension commentdimensions
~~
Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm
Dimension notedimensions
from slip
Dimension valuedimensions
48.00~32.90~2.20
Dimension value enddimensions
~~
Inscription - Noteinscriptions
Inscription - Quotedinscriptions
Inscription languageinscriptions
Inscription positioninscriptions
Inscription translationinscriptions
Inscription typeinscriptions
Production datedate made
1800-1889
Production date - Commentdate made
circa
Producer/Artist - Associationproducer
Producer/Artist - Nameproducer
Techniqueproduction technique
applique~pierced~sewn
Technique - Commentproduction technique
~~
Production placeproduction place
Benin City
Production place - Associationproduction place
Production place - Commentproduction place
Production place - Site detailsproduction place
Previous owner - Associationprior source
Previous owner - Commentprior source
Previous owner - Nameprior source
Acquisition Funding Source Nameprovenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Associationprovenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Commentprovenance
Acquisition Nameprovenance
Johnston, Harry Hamilton
Acquisition Name Associationprovenance
Acquisition Name Commentprovenance
Excavation/Field Collection Noteprovenance
Excavator/Field collector - Associationprovenance
Excavator/Field collector - Nameprovenance
Associated event - Associationevent
Associated event - Eventevent
Associated placeplace collected
Associated place - Associationplace collected
Findspot - Associationplace collected
Findspot - Commentplace collected
Findspot - Placeplace collected
Benin City
Findspot - Site detailsplace collected
Associated name - Associationreign associated name
Associated name - Commentreign associated name
Associated name - Namereign associated name
Associated ethnic name - Associationethnic attribution
Associated ethnic name - Ethnic Nameethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Associationethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Commentethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Ethnic Nameethnic attribution
Edo
Responsible departmentdepartment and institution
Commentnotes
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Conditioncondition
Good; black ox hair and red flannel missing in places.
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
161326001;1613694615;1613694616;1613694617;1613694618;1613694626;1613694627
Other number
Y1/73
Other number - Comment
Dark: Benin catalogue number
Other number type
Miscellaneous number
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1889