British Museum
Registration Number: Af1954,23.270
Institution media
6 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Elao
English designation
Commemorative Head
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Heads
Provenance
Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London
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
Af1954,23.270
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
commemorative head
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Physical descriptiondescription
Commemorative head; made of terracotta. Human head depicted wearing beaded coral collar. Head has tiered hairstyle, irises impressed. Hole through centre of head.
Materialmaterial
terracotta
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~W~X
Dimension commentdimensions
~~
Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
21.00~17.50~20.40
Dimension value enddimensions
~~
Inscription - Noteinscriptions
Inscription - Quotedinscriptions
Inscription languageinscriptions
Inscription positioninscriptions
Inscription translationinscriptions
Inscription typeinscriptions
Production datedate made
16thC- 9thC
Production date - Commentdate made
circa
Producer/Artist - Associationproducer
Producer/Artist - Nameproducer
Techniqueproduction technique
modelled
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
Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
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 1954 Another [clay human head] similar [to Af1954,23.269] but the beaded collar covers only the neck and the control aperture is larger, hair dressed in tiers.
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Conditioncondition
Good; missing section from top of head at front. Chips from edge of central hole. Left proper ear missing. Chips from left proper collar and around lower edges. Surface abrasion and areas of black oxidation.
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Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
523227001;1613674813;1613674814;1613674815;1613674816;1613674817
Other number
A87245
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WHMM accession number
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School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1954