Accession No
Z 13175
Description
Bracelet with wide gap in between, C shape with slit 2 cm wide. Chunky raised diagonal lines running across the bracelet. Both ends on the side of the slit are decorated with dots. Signs of casting sand on it.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; Delta State; Okpe
Period
Source
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Prof.) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 13175; 1849 (Thomas Collection Number - 1st Catalogue); 1394 [written on left side of Thomas Collection label]; T.C. 1849 [written on printed Thomas/Bevan label]
Cultural Affliation
Edo; Okpe
Material
Metal; Brass
Local Term
Measurements
79mm x 36mm x 61mm Weight 0.25kg
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
'See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria'. T.Cotterill,7/5/2001.
Event Date 14/7/2000
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bracelet of wrought brass
[different hand] Open, with outer edge decorated by deeply incised oblique ridges
Event Date 14/7/2000
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected by Northcote W. Thomas in Edo State, Okpe town. The inhabitants belong to the Edo ethnic group, and also identify themselves further as Okpe people. The language they speak is also referred to as Okpe. See Blench, R. M., 1995. The Work of N.W. Thomas as Government Anthropologist in Nigeria. The Nigerian Field, 60, pp.29.
Purchased using money from Prof. A.A. Bevan’s subscription to the Museum’s Accessions Fund.
Event Date 4/12/2012
Author: Remke van der Velden
Description (Physical description)
Bracelet with wide gap in between, C shape with slit 2 cm wide. Chunky raised diagonal lines running across the bracelet. Both ends on the side of the slit are decorated with dots. Signs of casting sand on it. Brass. Residue is not cleaned off properly. Information provided by Dr Ohioma Pogoson, Honorary Curator of the Museum of the Institute for African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. November 2012.
Event Date 4/12/2012
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
A label with Thomas Collection details is adhered on the internal surface of the object.
Event Date 13/9/2021
Author: Benjamina Dadzie
Description (Labels & Markings)
The accession number is marked in white on the internal surface of the object.
Event Date 13/9/2021
Author: Benjamina Dadzie
FM:127175
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