FMNH 210348.nosub[1]

  • 210348 animal tooth; elephant tusk - ivory pendant
    Photographer: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: reference image in mount
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    Scanner: Aidan Hercules : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Chicago Natural History Museum - Ethnology | 22-36 | Provenience: Benin, Nigeria | People or Culture: Bini | Object: Pendant | Material: Ivory | Description: From the collection of Commander Richardson. Conical ivory pendant. Photo on reverse side | Dimensions: (in cm.) L. 8.6 | Collection: Fuller Collection: presented by Mrs. A.W.F. Fuller, 13 November 1963 [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 210348 | Field No. 242 R. 3/27 | Neg. No. | Acc. 2815 [BACK] [PHOTOGRAPH] From left to right: #210349, #210350, #210351, #210348.
Catalog Number: 210348.nosub[1]
Description: pendant
Materials: animal tooth; elephant tusk - ivory
Cultural Attribution: Edo
Locality: Africa, Nigeria, Edo, Benin Kingdom, Benin City: Benin City
Accession Number: [2815] Mrs. A. W. F. Fuller (Gift)
Accession Year: 1963
Other Numbers: R. 3/27, 242, GN83906_9
Country: Nigeria
Province/State: Edo
City/Town: Benin City
Collector/Source: Mrs. Estelle Fuller, Captain Alfred W. F. Fuller
EMu IRN: 1115606
GUID: 9c794dba-6f1f-40cc-9024-252b1db602ed

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