British Museum
Registration Number: Af.9184
Institution media
7 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhẹnhẹn/Ekuyẹ
English designation
Spoon
Category
Contextual Objects: Benin-Portuguese Ivories
Provenance
Franks, Augustus Wollaston
Willson
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
Af.9184
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
spoon
Titledesignation
Afro-Portuguese Ivories (Series)~Bini-Portuguese Ivories (Series)
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Physical descriptiondescription
Spoon, made of elephant ivory. Spatulate bowl with central rib at back and tripartite hook at front. Stem in form of bare-footed European (Portuguese) figure with long straight hair. Wears brimmed hat, pleated knee-length tunic and breeches. Holds ring handle of sword in both hands.
Materialmaterial
elephant ivory
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
Dimension commentdimensions
Dimension measurement unitdimensions
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
Height: 19.70 cm~Width: 6.20 cm~Depth: 3.80 cm
Dimension value enddimensions
Inscription - Noteinscriptions
Inscription - Quotedinscriptions
Inscription languageinscriptions
Inscription positioninscriptions
Inscription translationinscriptions
Inscription typeinscriptions
Production datedate made
1525-1600 (circa)
Production date - Commentdate made
Producer/Artist - Associationproducer
Producer/Artist - Nameproducer
Techniqueproduction technique
carved
Technique - Commentproduction technique
Production placeproduction place
Made in: 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
Previous owner/ex-collection: Willson
Acquisition Funding Source Nameprovenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Associationprovenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Commentprovenance
Acquisition Nameprovenance
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
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
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
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Barley 2010: fig.93, p.133~Bassani 2001: Cat. no. 806. pp. 259-260~Bassani & Fagg 1988: Cat. no. 171; p.177. figs.237-238; p.246~Fagg 1959: pl. 46.~Read & Dalton 1899: pl. V fig.4
Conditioncondition
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
Christy Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
Other number
Af1875C1.9184 ~Af1875C0212.1
Other number - Comment
Other number type
old CDMS no.
PRN
EAF599
School/Style
Afro-Portuguese Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
European
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