Description (Physical description)
Bracelet of bone incised; worn by men and women
[different hand] with series of dots

Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Luggage tag attached with string reads: '25 [ecnircled]| Ivory bangle worn by men + women / Bini.'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Labels & Markings)
Thomas label adhered to inside of bracelet reads: '1480 | Bini | 25 / Bracelet, ivory, carved.'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Amendments / updates)
1st Thomas Catalogue notes numbers 1-249 as "Bini (Benin City)". [R.Hand]

Event Date 31/5/2001
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria. [T.Cotterill]
Event Date 7/5/2001
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Catalogue)
Numbered '25' in the Thomas Collection, 1st Catalogue.
Event Date 14/12/2016
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (Labels & Markings)
The number '1480' has been written on left side of Thomas Collection label.
Event Date 14/12/2016
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (Amendments / updates)
Record updated as part of the Museum Affordances project 2018-2020 [Katrina Dring]

Event Date 06/08/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
An ivory or bone bangle with indented dots around the exterior surface and linear markings on the upper and lower surfaces. The bangle is broken and has been tied back together with fibre. The surface appears to be dyed with a dark reddish-brown.
Event Date 6/8/2018
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Ivory darkened from use-wear or smoking
Event Date 15/10/2021
Author: rachel hand