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Great North Museum: Hancock
ColObjectNumber:
NEWHM : A0243
Institution media
4 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
English designation
Bird of Prophecy Staff
Category
Musical Instruments
Ceremonial Objects
Staffs
Provenance
Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London
Location
Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4PT, United Kingdom
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Internal Data (eng)
Great North Museum: Hancock
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2021-04-22
Language:
english
ColObjectNumber
object id
NEWHM : A0243
irn
object id
61703
ClaObjectName_tab
designation
,
object type
stave
ColOtherName
description
ceremonial (function), ibis, beak, bands, wings, legs, stand, neck
DimPart
description
ibis; beak; bands; wings; legs; stand; neck
DimDiameter
dimensions
3.8
DimLength
dimensions
30; 14; 5,7; 1,1; 4,8; 4,5; 2,3
DimLengthUnit
dimensions
cm
DimMeasurementType
dimensions
max.
DocHeight_tab
dimensions
"273 39 266" "552 59 399" "273 39 89 266" "491 54 121 364"
DocWidth_tab
dimensions
"615 88 599" "829 89 599" "615 88 200 600" "810 89 200 600"
SpeNumberSpecimens
object count
ProPlace
production place
Africa (West), Nigeria, Benin
SummaryData
prior source
,
provenance
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (Gift)
ProCulturalGroup
ethnic attribution
Bini
ColDepartment
department and institution
Ethnography
AcqAcquisitionMethod
accession method
Gift
ExhTitle
exhibition history
World Cultures Gallery
CurrentLocation
display status
[On Display] Great North Museum: Hancock
ColJurisdiction
legal status
Natural History Society of Northumbria - provisional
MulIdentifier
images
NEWHM_A0243-a.jpg, A0243.JPG, A243a.jpg, A243b.jpg
ColCollection
Ethnography
ColObjectStatus
Current