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object_number:
IPSMG:R.1954.28
Institution media
3 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
English designation
Pendant Mask
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
Hill, Bridget Copinger
Location
High St, Ipswich IP1 3QH, United Kingdom
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Ipswich Museum
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Last Updated: 2022-01-20
Language:
english
object_number
object id
IPSMG:R.1954.28
object_name
designation
,
object type
pendant mask
description
description
Cast image of a face in bronze, worn suspended from the hip by officials of high rank in Benin.
material
material
dimension.type
dimensions
height
dimension.unit
dimensions
mm
dimension.value
dimensions
180
production.period
date made
1800's
technique
production technique
Lost Wax
production.place
production place
Benin, Africa
acquisition.source
prior source
Copinger Hill, Bridget
acquisition.method
accession method
gift
copyright
license
© Ipswich Borough Council: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service [CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0]. Photography by Douglas Atfield.