Catalogue
Accession Number
1899.78.4.1
Institution
Pitt Rivers Museum
Edo designations
Ido
Ido
English designations
Weaving Accessory
Categories
Tools
Location
South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3PP

Provenance

4 events
Production
unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)
The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igbesamwan guild in Benin City.
Looted
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)
The object was looted by Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin - February 1897 from Benin Kingdom.
Unknown
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to October 1899
The object is known to have come into contact with William Downing Webster, later in Bicester.
Purchase
October 1899
The object was purchased by the Pitt Rivers Museum from William Downing Webster from Bicester to Oxford.

Related archival documents

3 documents
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An archival document representing a Sales Catalog of 32 page(s)
Sales Catalogue
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thomas J. Watson Library sales and auction catalogues
Date
August 1, 1899 to August 31, 1899
An archival document representing a Inventories of 404 page(s)
Inventory
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Stock books
Date
January 18, 1897 to March 26, 1900
An archival document representing a Sales Catalogs of 42 page(s)
Sales Catalogue
Wellcome Collection
Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities / W.D. Webster, Oxford House, Bicester, Oxon., England.
Date
January 1, 1899 to December 31, 1899

Institution data

Pitt Rivers Museum
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-07-20
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Accession Number
object id
1899.78.4.1
Description
description
Wooden weaving sword with carved butt. For the other associated weaving apparatus see [1899.78.4 .2 - .8] [BS [OPS Move] 20/4/2017]
Material / Process
material
Material of original: Wood Plant
Dimensions
dimensions
max 7,00 mm; Width: max 48,00 mm; Length: max 816,00 mm
Keywords
object type
Keyword: Loom Part; Keyword: Weaving Accessory
No. of objects
object count
1
Dating
date made
Date made: 1899
Geographical Provenance
production place
Africa -> Western Africa -> Nigeria, Benin
Persons
prior source
PRM source: William Downing Webster
Provenance
prior source
provenance
Other Owners, William Downing Webster
When Collected
date collected
When collected:
Cultural Groups
ethnic attribution
 -> Edo
Acquired
accession date
Acquired: 10/1899
Primary Documentation
notes
Accession book entry: : 1899. Oct. W. D. WEBSTER. Bicester. - Weaving implements, Benin city, W. Africa. comprising: 2 weaving swords [4.1,2], 2 long shuttle needles [.4.3,4], 2 notched bars for separating warp threads [.4.5,6], rod with loops for alter warp threads [4.7], thin bamboo rod [4.8]. 20/-; Accession book entry: : [added] - 5-6-6 pd M.M.F. [Museum Maintenance of Collections Fund] 20.10.99 [price includes all items from 1899.78.1 - .17]; Written on object: : WEAVING SWORD. BENIN CITY, W. AFRICA. Purch: 1899 [BS [OPS Move] 20/4/2017]; Written on object: : 7292 [BS [OPS Move] 20/4/2017]
Research Notes
notes
Archaological / Ethnographic
E
Archival documentation ID
Class
Class: Textile
Collection Type
Object
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