Catalogue
object_number
IPSMG:ISH.2021.188
Institution
Ipswich Museum
Edo designations
English designations
Horn or Flute
Categories
Musical Instruments
Location
High St, Ipswich IP1 3QH, United Kingdom
Horn or Flute
Horn or Flute
Horn or Flute
Horn or Flute

Provenance

3 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 2021
The object is known to have come into contact with the Ipswich Museum, later in Ipswich.

Institution data

Ipswich Museum
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2022-01-20
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
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.
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