Azuwa
Azuwa
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Azuwa (hair ornaments) are used for decoration by the Ọba’s wives (Oloi) in their Okuku (wig). They may also be used to scratch the scalp.

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146_12171
Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main
Inventory no. [ObjInventarNrS]
:
12171
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
Oldman, William Ockelford
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146_12172
Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main
Inventory no. [ObjInventarNrS]
:
12172
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
Oldman, William Ockelford
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146_12173
Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main
Inventory no. [ObjInventarNrS]
:
12173
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
Oldman, William Ockelford
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146_12174
Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main
Inventory no. [ObjInventarNrS]
:
12174
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
Oldman, William Ockelford
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146_12175
Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main
Inventory no. [ObjInventarNrS]
:
12175
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
Oldman, William Ockelford
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146_12176
Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main
Inventory no. [ObjInventarNrS]
:
12176
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
Oldman, William Ockelford
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13_1315348
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ID
:
1315348
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Jepsen, Albert
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
+ 1
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15_1321126
Field Museum
recordNumber
:
1321126
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Webster, William Downing
Webster, William Downing
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15_1321127
Field Museum
recordNumber
:
1321127
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Webster, William Downing
Webster, William Downing
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15_1321128
Field Museum
recordNumber
:
1321128
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Webster, William Downing
Webster, William Downing
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15_1321129
Field Museum
recordNumber
:
1321129
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Webster, William Downing
Webster, William Downing
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15_1321130
Field Museum
recordNumber
:
1321130
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Webster, William Downing
Webster, William Downing
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15_1321132
Field Museum
recordNumber
:
1321132
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Webster, William Downing
Webster, William Downing
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15_1322862
Field Museum
recordNumber
:
1322862
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Webster, William Downing
Webster, William Downing
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41_164350B1506
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Object Number
:
16-43-50/B1506
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Bates, Oric
Oldman, William Ockelford
Bates, Oric
+ 1
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41_164350B1508
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Object Number
:
16-43-50/B1508
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Bates, Oric
Oldman, William Ockelford
Bates, Oric
+ 1
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47_1706804
Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen und Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
OBJEKTE_ID
:
1706804
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Baessler, Arthur
Webster, William Downing
Baessler, Arthur
+ 1
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47_1707233
Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen und Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
OBJEKTE_ID
:
1707233
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Baessler, Arthur
Webster, William Downing
Baessler, Arthur
+ 1
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47_1708699
Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen und Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
OBJEKTE_ID
:
1708699
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
Baessler, Arthur
Webster, William Downing
Baessler, Arthur
+ 1
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49_21160
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
Object Number: (Object Numbers)
:
21160
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Azuwa
Azuwa
English designation
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
Category
Personal Adornment
Personal Adornment
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Roth, Felix Norman
Roth, Henry Ling
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
+ 2
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