During the British expeditionto Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects made of brass, bronze, ivory, coral, and wood were looted by British soldiers from the royal palace, its storerooms, and compounds. Some of these objects were sold or exchanged in West Africa. However, many were brought to the UK where they were retained by soldiers of the expeditionand subsequently inherited by thier families; put up for auction; or donated, lent, or sold to museums. See Collection File: Af1897,-.498-563.
Sheath(?, for dagger, sword or knife?, with relief human heads, human figure and snakes, relief human head at one end, the other with tooth-like projections; piece of metal or pebble loose within), rattle (?) made of brass (?), bronze (?), metal (?), stone (?).