British Museum
Registration Number: Af1903,1022.3
Institution media
9 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Elao
English designation
Commemorative Head
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Heads
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Cordner, Edward James Kennedy
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
Af1903,1022.3
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
sculpture
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
British Expeditionto Benin City, 1897.
Physical descriptiondescription
Commemorative head; hollow with opening in top. Made of brass; lost-wax cast. Three raised scarification marks above eyes. Openwork coral bead cap decorated with additional large beads; single bead at front over forehead. Strands of beads and braids at sides of face and at back. Deep coral bead collar over chin to below mouth. Flanged base with various symbols in low relief.
Materialmaterial
brass
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~X~W~M
Dimension commentdimensions
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Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm~kg
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
40.30~17.90~24.70~16.50
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Inscription - Noteinscriptions
Inscription - Quotedinscriptions
Inscription languageinscriptions
Inscription positioninscriptions
Inscription translationinscriptions
Inscription typeinscriptions
Production datedate made
16thC - 19thC
Production date - Commentdate made
Producer/Artist - Associationproducer
Producer/Artist - Nameproducer
Techniqueproduction technique
lost-wax cast
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
Cordner, Edward James Kennedy
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
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa 1997-1998 Sep-Jan, Osaka, National Museum of Ethnology, Images of Other Cultures 1998, Feb-Apr, Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, Images of Other Cultures
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Conditioncondition
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Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
351116001;1613671174;1613671175;1613671176;1613671177;1613671178;1613671179;1613671180;1613671181
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PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
royal/imperial
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1903