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Manilla Bracelet Currency1969.02.0001 (1969.02.0001)
5.6 x 5.5 x 2 cm (71 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Exchange Media
Period: Colonial; 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Exchange Media
Manilla Bracelet Currency1969.02.0009 (1969.02.0009)
6 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm (77 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Exchange Media
Period: Colonial; 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Exchange Media
Strand of Trade Beads1969.04.0001 (1969.04.0001)
115.2 x 1.1 cm (365 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Exchange Media
Period: Colonial; 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Exchange Media
Plaster reproduction of an Ife Bust1973.15.0001 (1973.15.0001)
40.8 x 21 x 16 cm (7,538 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Lagos
Period: Pre - Colonial; 1600 – 1630
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Period: Pre - Colonial; 1600 – 1630
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Wall Plaque1990.10.0015A (1990.10.0015A)
25.3 x 15.5 x 3.7 cm (1494 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin, Nigeria
Period: 19th - 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Period: 19th - 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Oba Figure1991.13.0002 (1991.13.0002)
42.6 x 13.8 x 10.7 cm (3,393 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: 1980
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Period: 1980
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Oba Altar Bust1984.11.0005 (1984.11.0005)
62.2 x 23.8 x 20.9 cm ( g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Benin City
Period: Colonial; Late 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Period: Colonial; Late 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Ceremonial Rattle1984.11.0006 (1984.11.0006)
23.4 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm (210 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Benin City?
Period: Colonial; 18th – 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Period: Colonial; 18th – 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Reproduction of Female Head1990.10.0238 (1990.10.0238)
16.8 x 8.4 x 6.5 cm (533 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin, Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Period: Colonial; 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Crown1990.12.0001 (1990.12.0001)
90.1 x 22.6 x 16.4 cm (1361 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Yorubaland
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols
Bride Bracelet, Marriage Goods1969.02.0002 (1969.02.0002)
7.5 x 6.2 x 2 cm (160 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Nationalist; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments
Period: Nationalist; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments
Bracelet1969.02.0004 (1969.02.0004)
7.2 x 7.1 x .3 cm (2 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Nationalist; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments
Period: Nationalist; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments
Carving: Female Figure1983.05.0012 (1983.05.0012)
32 x 6.5 x 6 cm (260 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Period: Colonial; 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Carving: Standing Male Figure1983.05.0024 (1983.05.0024)
88.6 x 13.3 x 12.4 cm (2,565 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Zuru; Sokoto State
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Carving: Standing Female Figure1983.05.0025 (1983.05.0025)
82.3 x 12.5 x 12.3 cm (1,621 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Zuru; Sokoto State
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Man's Weave1983.05.0031 (1983.05.0031)
259 x 147 cm ( g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Jos; Plateau State
Period: Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Textileworking T&E : Needleworking T&E
Period: Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Textileworking T&E : Needleworking T&E
Ibeji Female1972.07.0027 (1972.07.0027)
25.8 x 9.8 x 7.5 cm (535 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Female Ibeji1971.14.0003A (1971.14.0003A)
26.1 x 8 x 7.2 cm (234 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Female Ibeji1971.14.0003B (1971.14.0003B)
25.6 x 7.8 x 6.7 cm (255 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Ibeji with Beaded Cloak1987.13.0001 (1987.13.0001)
26.8 x 21.5 x 15.7 cm (755 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Period: Colonial; 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Female Ibeji1983.05.0017 (1983.05.0017)
24.5 x 10.4 x 9.6 cm (191 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Male Ibeji1983.05.0018 (1983.05.0018)
26.7 x 10.3 x 8.8 cm (209 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Male Ibeji1983.05.0019 (1983.05.0019)
25 x 7.4 x 7.4 cm (200 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Oshogbo
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Standing Male Figure1983.05.0020 (1983.05.0020)
32.5 x 12.3 x 11.2 cm (661 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Female Ibeji 1983.05.0021 (1983.05.0021)
24 x 7.6 x 7.3 cm (186 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Apomu
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
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