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British Museum
Registration Number:
Af1947,18.41
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Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
English designation
Pendant Mask
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
Smith, Philip Creasey
Location
Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Internal Data (eng)
British Museum
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Last Updated: 2022-08-04
Language:
english
Registration Number
object id
Af1947,18.41
Object Name - Comment
designation
Object Name - Object Name
designation
pendant mask
Title
designation
Title translation
designation
Title type
designation
Object History Note / Acquisition Note
description
,
provenance
,
notes
Physical description
description
Pendant mask; hip ornament; lost-wax cast in brass. In form of human face (Portuguese) with three-cornered hat, tiered hairstyle, two plaited side-curls and beard. Pupils inlaid with iron nails. Two suspension loops at back.
Material
material
brass~iron
Material - Comment
material
Dimension
dimensions
H~W~X~M
Dimension comment
dimensions
~~~
Dimension measurement unit
dimensions
cm~cm~cm~g
Dimension note
dimensions
Dimension value
dimensions
16.40~10.20~7.00~486.00
Dimension value end
dimensions
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Inscription - Note
inscriptions
Inscription - Quoted
inscriptions
Inscription language
inscriptions
Inscription position
inscriptions
Inscription translation
inscriptions
Inscription type
inscriptions
Production date
date made
16thC(late)-19thC(mid)
Production date - Comment
date made
Producer/Artist - Association
producer
Producer/Artist - Name
producer
Technique
production technique
lost-wax cast~inlaid
Technique - Comment
production technique
Production place
production place
Benin City
Production place - Association
production place
Production place - Comment
production place
Production place - Site details
production place
Previous owner - Association
prior source
Previous owner - Comment
prior source
Previous owner - Name
prior source
Acquisition Funding Source Name
provenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Association
provenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Comment
provenance
Acquisition Name
provenance
Smith, Philip
Acquisition Name Association
provenance
Acquisition Name Comment
provenance
executors of
Excavation/Field Collection Note
provenance
Excavator/Field collector - Association
provenance
Excavator/Field collector - Name
provenance
Associated event - Association
event
Associated event - Event
event
Associated place
place collected
Associated place - Association
place collected
Findspot - Association
place collected
Findspot - Comment
place collected
Findspot - Place
place collected
Benin City
Findspot - Site details
place collected
Associated name - Association
reign associated name
Associated name - Comment
reign associated name
Associated name - Name
reign associated name
Associated ethnic name - Association
ethnic attribution
Associated ethnic name - Ethnic Name
ethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Association
ethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Comment
ethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Ethnic Name
ethnic attribution
Edo
Responsible department
department and institution
Comment
notes
Pendant masks with Portuguese faces are relatively rare and would have been restricted to use by the Oba.
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Past
exhibition history
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa 1993-1997, London, Museum of Mankind, Great Benin: a West African Kingdom
Bibliographic reference - Citation
bibliography
Bibliographic reference - Comment
bibliography
Bibliographic reference - Reference
bibliography
Condition
condition
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
1613639857;1613639858
Other number
Other number - Comment
Other number type
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
european
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1947