British Museum
Registration Number: Af1953,19.5
Institution media
4 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ewua
English designation
Ewua Messenger Figure
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Figures
Provenance
J. J. Klejman Gallery
Klejman, John J.
LocationGreat Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
British Museum
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2022-08-04
Language: english
Registration Numberobject id
Af1953,19.5
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
figure
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Register 1953: 5 objects, valued at £140+50%, in exchange for fragmentary Benin plaque duplicate, valued at about £210
Physical descriptiondescription
Register 1953: Bronze portion of the figure of a man, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a cross, with an axe-like object in one hand. Metal mount secured into base at one side.
Materialmaterial
brass~metal
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~H~W~X~M
Dimension commentdimensions
~including mount~~~including mount
Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm~cm~g
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
9.90~14.30~7.00~6.80~605.00
Dimension value enddimensions
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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
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
Klejman, J J
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
Register 1953: Bronze portion of the figure of a man, wearing a wide-brimmed hat & a cross, with an axe-like object in one hand. BENIN, S.NIGERIA.
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Conditioncondition
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
1613650294;1613650295;1613650296;1613650297
Other number
Other number - Comment
Other number type
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1953