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Registration Number:
Af,+.5929
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Edo designation
Uhẹnhẹn/Ekuyẹ
English designation
Spoon
Category
Contextual Objects: Benin-Portuguese Ivories
Provenance
Franks, Augustus Wollaston
Magniac, Hollingworth
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
Af,+.5929
Object Name - Comment
designation
Object Name - Object Name
designation
spoon
Title
designation
Afro-Portuguese Ivories (Series)~Bini-Portuguese Ivories (Series)
Title translation
designation
Title type
designation
Object History Note / Acquisition Note
description
,
provenance
,
notes
Physical description
description
Spoon; made of elephant ivory. Spatulate bowl with central rib at back and tripartite hook at front. Stem has openwork element and spiral section terminating in head of snake holding shell in mouth.
Material
material
elephant ivory
Material - Comment
material
Dimension
dimensions
Dimension comment
dimensions
Dimension measurement unit
dimensions
Dimension note
dimensions
Dimension value
dimensions
Height: 23.20 cm~Width: 4.20 cm
Dimension value end
dimensions
Inscription - Note
inscriptions
Inscription - Quoted
inscriptions
Inscription language
inscriptions
Inscription position
inscriptions
Inscription translation
inscriptions
Inscription type
inscriptions
Production date
date made
1525-1600 (circa)
Production date - Comment
date made
Producer/Artist - Association
producer
Producer/Artist - Name
producer
Technique
production technique
carved
Technique - Comment
production technique
Production place
production place
Made in: Benin City (?)~Made in: Owo (?)
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
Previous owner/ex-collection: Hollingworth Magniac
Acquisition Funding Source Name
provenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Association
provenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Comment
provenance
Acquisition Name
provenance
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition Name Association
provenance
Acquisition Name Comment
provenance
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
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 (?)~Yoruba (?)
Responsible department
department and institution
Comment
notes
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Past
exhibition history
Bibliographic reference - Citation
bibliography
Bibliographic reference - Comment
bibliography
Bibliographic reference - Reference
bibliography
Bassani 2001: Cat. no. 807, p.260~Bassani & Fagg 1988: Cat.no. 173. pp. 171-2, 246 (incorrect registration number attributed: 5229)~Fagg 1959: pl. 40~Read & Dalton 1899: pl V.7; p. 39
Condition
condition
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
Christy Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
Other number
Af1892C2.5929
Other number - Comment
Other number type
old CDMS no.
PRN
EAF32503
School/Style
Afro-Portuguese Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
reptile ~shell
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