Accession No

Z 12901.1


Description

Brass hair pin; the pin is flat in cross section with a twisted shank and circular head.


Place

Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; Edo State; Okpe


Period


Source

Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Professor) [monetary donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 12901.1; 1581 [Thomas Coll. - 1st Cat.]; T.10.1570


Cultural Affliation

Edo; Okpe


Material

Metal; Brass


Local Term


Measurements

300mm


Events

Context (Amendments / updates)
'1910-13; T.10.1570' These numbers have been crossed out.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 12901[.1-2]: 2 Brass hair-pins and ear cleaner combined.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
'T.10.1570' written on object.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Related Documents)
Thomas Collection label accompanies object. A Thomas Collection label ties to both objects notes "1570 A".
Event Date 15/5/2001
Author: Annie Tomkins


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: Annie Tomkins


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 12901[.1-2]: Two brass hairpins. They are of an identical design with small rounded heads followed by eight centimetres of twisted metal. The metal flattens out after the twist and ends in a tip. They have an elegant simplicity, which is quite different from the other hairpins. 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


Context (Field collection)
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 4/2/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden


Description (Physical description)
Brass hair pin; the pin is flat in cross section with a twisted shank and circular head.
Event Date 24/9/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe


FM:128850

Images (Click to view full size):