Accession No
Z 12994
Description
Brass bracelet decorated with raised projections and four stylised human heads.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; [South Nigeria]; Edo State; Okpe
Period
Source
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Prof.) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 12994; 1673 (Thomas Collection Number -1st catalogue); 1910-13; T.10.1436 (written on the object)
Cultural Affliation
Edo; Okpe
Material
Metal; Brass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Photograph of object on the reverse of the catalogue card.
Event Date 12/9/2000
Author: Benjamina Dadzie
Description (Physical description)
Brass bracelet decorated with raised projections including four human heads
Event Date 15/9/2000
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
'1910-13' and 'T.10.1436' numbers crossed out on the catalogue card.
Event Date 15/9/2000
Author: maa
Context (References)
'See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria'.
Event Date 7/5/2001
Author: Benjamina Dadzie
Description (Physical description)
Typical bracelet, large size for big hands. Decorated at four points with royal Bini head and with raised ovals/knobs in between the heads. Brass. Horizontal line runs all along the centre of the bracelet. Heavy signs of wear. 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 11/2012
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Documented by Mark Alexander on 1/3/1983. Z 12994 has negative number 11/4. Information taken from Roger Blench’s paper copy of the Northcote W. Thomas database created in the 1990s. Archival reference: AA6/4/18.
Event Date 10/12/2012
Author: Remke van der Velden
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 (Labels & Markings)
The Thomas catalogue number is marked on the object.
Event Date 16/12/2021
Author: Benjamina Dadzie
Description (Labels & Markings)
The accession number is marked on the object.
Event Date 16/12/2021
Author: Benjamina Dadzie
FM:128936
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