Registration Number: Af1984,19.608
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Registration NumberObject ID
Af1984,19.608
Object Name - CommentDesignation
Object Name - Object NameDesignation
staff
TitleDesignation
Title translationDesignation
Title typeDesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition NoteDescription, Provenance, Notes
Physical descriptionDescription
Staff of office (part of); lost-wax cast in brass. Long narrow blade riveted onto long handle. Pair of back-to-back figures at top and bottom of handle. Shaft between them with five openwork and solid sections. Blade decorated front and back with incised patterns, including guilloche designs and stippling. Lower figures wear patterned skirts, crossed baldrics and coral bead collars and distinctive headdresses with tall protuberances. One is shown holding gong and beater and the other a ? vessel and a ? thunder axe. Upper figures wear similar clothing and accessories: one holds a clapper surmounted by a ‘bird of prophecy’ and a striker, the other holds an eben sword or dagger.
MaterialMaterial
brass~iron
Material - CommentMaterial
~
DimensionDimensions
H~W~X~M
Dimension commentDimensions
~~~
Dimension measurement unitDimensions
cm~cm~cm~g
Dimension noteDimensions
Dimension valueDimensions
80.40~2.80~3.00~534.00
Dimension value endDimensions
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Inscription - NoteInscriptions
Inscription - QuotedInscriptions
Inscription languageInscriptions
Inscription positionInscriptions
Inscription translationInscriptions
Inscription typeInscriptions
Production dateDate Made
17thC-19thC
Production date - CommentDate Made
circa
Producer/Artist - AssociationProducer
Producer/Artist - NameProducer
TechniqueProduction Technique
lost-wax cast~riveted
Technique - CommentProduction Technique
~
Production placeProduction Place
Benin City
Production place - AssociationProduction Place
M
Production place - CommentProduction Place
Production place - Site detailsProduction Place
Previous owner - AssociationPrior Source
PO
Previous owner - CommentPrior Source
Previous owner - NamePrior Source
Cockin, Maurice
Acquisition Funding Source NameProvenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name AssociationProvenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name CommentProvenance
Acquisition NameProvenance
Barclay, Celia
Acquisition Name AssociationProvenance
P
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
F
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
M
Production ethnic name - CommentEthnic Attribution
Production ethnic name - Ethnic NameEthnic Attribution
Edo
Responsible departmentDepartment and Institution
E
CommentNotes
Such staffs, called assan errie, are carried by representatives of the Oba while on official business. The figures on the staff represent chiefs paying homage to the Oba.
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and PastExhibition History
Bibliographic reference - CitationBibliography
Bibliographic reference - CommentBibliography
Bibliographic reference - ReferenceBibliography
ConditionCondition
Fair; staff blade broken off at lower end and repaired mid section with iron nail.