Context (Acquisition Details)
Replacement catalogue card 'Freemantle Sale, Professor Bevan's donation" but the Register notes 'Freeman Sale' not 'Freemantle' and gives the provenance only as 'West Africa'.



Event Date 6/6/2000
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for E 1904.4-5 reads "A pair of ivory armlets cut from the base of an elephant's tusk".
Event Date 6/6/2000
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
Replacement catalogue card for E 1904-5 reads, in blue biro: "1904 E 4, 5. | AFRICA | WEST AFRICA / NIGERIA / A pair of ivory ARMLETS cut from the base of an elephant's tusk. / d. 3.9" & 3.6" / Benin / purchased Freemantle Sale / Professor Bevan's donation | R. 1905 773."
Event Date 24/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Labels & Markings)
The remains of an old label with a blue inner border is adhered to the edge stuck on it. This is illegible but may give a price of '3/'
Event Date 1/7/2021
Author: Benjamina Dadzie

Description (Physical description)
Ivory armlet, with yellow tint. The internal part has naturally occurring chips and indentations. Black accretions are visible in the internal part.
Event Date 1/7/2021
Author: Benjamina Dadzie

Context (Amendments / updates)
The narrow term 'Benin' has been used within the museum and more widely to refer to the both Benin City as well as the Kingdom of Benin and both terms have therefore been added to the place field with queries to show the original provenance.
No known connections to the 1897 Benin Expedition
Event Date 30/3/2023
Author: rachel hand