Accession No
Z 12563
Description
An iron hairpin with a triangular head that tapers down into a point.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; Edo State; Uzebba [Ijeba]
Period
Source
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Prof.) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 12563; 1340 [Thomas Coll. - 1st Cat.]; 1514 [Thomas Coll. label]
Cultural Affliation
Edo; Yekhee
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
30mm x 195mm
Events
Context (Auction / Sale)
Purchased using money from Prof. A.A. Bevan’s subscription to the Museum’s Accessions Fund.
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Iron hair ornament
[different hand] with a [see catalogue card for ink sketch]-shaped, flat end.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Thomas Collection label accompanies object.
Event Date 10/5/2001
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Related Documents)
See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria.
Event Date 7/5/2001
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Northcote W. Thomas in Edo State, Ijeba (now Uzebba) town. The inhabitants belong to the Edo ethnic group, and also identify themselves further as Yekhee people. The language they speak is also referred to as Yekhee. See Blench, R. M., 1995. The Work of N.W. Thomas as Government Anthropologist in Nigeria. The Nigerian Field, 60, pp.29.
Event Date 4/2/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden
Description (Physical description)
Iron hairpin with a triangular head that tapers down into a point.
Information provided by Dr Ohioma Pogoson, Honorary Curator of the Museum of the Institute for African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. January 2013.
Event Date 4/2/2013
Author: maa
FM:125639
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