British Museum
Registration Number: Af1947,18.56
Institution media
5 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Okhuo
English designation
Female Figure
Category
Figures
Provenance
Smith, Philip Creasey
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
Af1947,18.56
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
figure
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Physical descriptiondescription
Figure; carved from wood. Kneeling female on small base. Has tiered hairstyle or beaded cap, two scarification marks above each eye. Wears beaded necklaces and girdle; two bracelets on each arm. Holds oval container ? in both hands.
Materialmaterial
wood
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~W~X
Dimension commentdimensions
~~
Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
19.40~6.70~6.20
Dimension value enddimensions
~~
Inscription - Noteinscriptions
Written in balck ink on back of figure.
Inscription - Quotedinscriptions
Benin
Inscription languageinscriptions
English
Inscription positioninscriptions
back
Inscription translationinscriptions
Inscription typeinscriptions
inscription
Production datedate made
16thC - 19thC
Production date - Commentdate made
Producer/Artist - Associationproducer
Producer/Artist - Nameproducer
Techniqueproduction technique
carved
Technique - Commentproduction technique
Production placeproduction place
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
Smith, Philip
Acquisition Name Associationprovenance
Acquisition Name Commentprovenance
executors of
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
See Collection File: Af1947,18.37-61.~Register 1947: Wooden figurine of a kneeling woman, holding 4-beaded object in hands. 37-61 BENIN, NIGERIA
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Conditioncondition
Fair; damage to back of figure at head, upper back and buttocks. Base chipped at both sides. Slight abrasion marks on front.
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
1613686377;1613686378;1613686379;1613686380;1613686381
Other number
Y2/24
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
1947