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object_number:
IPSMG:ISH.2021.188
Institution media
4 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Akohẹn/Oko
English designation
Horn or Flute
Category
Musical Instruments
Location
High St, Ipswich IP1 3QH, United Kingdom
Institution data
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Ipswich Museum
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Last Updated: 2022-01-20
Language:
english
object_number
object id
IPSMG:ISH.2021.188
object_name
designation
,
object type
tusk
description
description
Carved tip of an elephant tusk, placed in a shrine dedicated to the ancestors of former kings (Obas) in Benin City.
material
material
ivory
dimension.type
dimensions
length
dimension.unit
dimensions
mm
dimension.value
dimensions
329
production.period
date made
1800's
technique
production technique
carved
production.place
production place
Benin, Africa
acquisition.source
prior source
donor unrecorded
acquisition.method
accession method
uncertain source or method
copyright
license
© Ipswich Borough Council: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service [CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0]. Photography by Douglas Atfield.