Provenance
Institution data
| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
alternative_number object id | |
object_number object id | A.1901.184 |
object_name designation object type | Dagger || Dagger sheath |
description description | Dagger with wooden handle decorated in leather and brass bands with double edged acutely pointed iron blade etched with cross-hatching, with sheath of worked and plaited leather with two belt loops: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin |
material material | Iron || Wood || Leather || Brass |
dimensions dimensions | 9.75" L |
production.period date made | |
technique production technique | |
production.place production place | Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa |
acquisition.source prior source | Webster, William Downing, 1863 - 1913 |
association.subject event | British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897 |
acquisition.date accession date | 1901 |
acquisition.method accession method | PURCHASE |
notes notes | WEST AFRICA. BENIN. ARMS AND ARMOUR. [One of a] DAGGER with acutely-pointed iron blade, engraved with wavy lines; wooden handle covered partly with brass and partly with leather. [&] Sheath, with two loops, of worked and plaited leather. Benin City, Midwestern State. |
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alternative_number.type object id | |
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association.person.association prior owner | |
association.person.note provenance | |
school_style | Benin |
| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
object_number object id | A.1901.184 |
object_name object type | Dagger || Dagger sheath |
description description | Dagger with wooden handle decorated in leather and brass bands with double edged acutely pointed iron blade etched with cross-hatching, with sheath of worked and plaited leather with two belt loops: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin |
material material | Iron || Wood || Leather || Brass |
dimensions dimensions | 9.75" L |
production.place production place | Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa |
acquisition.source prior owner | Webster, William Downing, 1863 - 1913 |
association.subject event | British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897 |
acquisition.date accession date | 1901 |
acquisition.method accession method | PURCHASE |
notes notes | WEST AFRICA. BENIN. ARMS AND ARMOUR. [One of a] DAGGER with acutely-pointed iron blade, engraved with wavy lines; wooden handle covered partly with brass and partly with leather. [&] Sheath, with two loops, of worked and plaited leather. Benin City, Midwestern State. |
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