Pin
21162
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
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Object Number
21162
Current Location
Africa Galleries - On Display
Culture
Edo (Africa)
Provenience
Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Date Made
19th century CE
Section
African
Materials
Brass | Coral
Description
Brass hairpin. Pin stem topped with raised rectangular form holding coral inlay.
Length
7 cm
Width
2 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Henry Ling Roth, 1899
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
"Collections and Publications." Bulletin of the Free Museum of Science and Art II, no. 1. (1899): 39-50. See: p. 50
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Roth, Henry L. Personal Ornaments from Benin . No. 1, 2. Free Museum of Science and Art, Jan 1899. Page/Fig./Plate: 8 See: p. 4, fig. 24
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Brown, Martha M. Iyare! Splendor & Tension in Benin's Palace Theatre: An African Curriculum for Students . Hollister Kids for the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2009. See: p. 14
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Curnow, Kathy. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre . 2016. See: p. 121
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Curnow, Kathy. Guide to the Benin Collection at the Penn Museum . Philadelphia: Questor | UPMAA, 2024. Page/Fig./Plate: 132 See: p. 46, fig. 52
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