Wooden table crosspiece. One side is carved with a depiction of a fish. There is a mortise and tenon joint at each end. For the table top see [1942.13.415 .1], for the two side supports see [1942.13.415 .2 & .3], and for the other cross piece see [1942.13.415 .4]. [RH [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden table crosspiece. One side is carved with a depiction of a fish. There is a mortise and tenon joint at each end. For the table top see [1942.13.415 .1], for the two side supports see [1942.13.415 .2 & .3], and for the other cross piece see [1942.13.415 .4]. [RH [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Benin
Cultural groups: Edo
Person: Field collector Mervyn David Waldegrave Jeffreys; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1930
Date collected: 1931 - 1932
Acquisition information: Donated: 1942
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Depth: max 11 mm, Width: max 63 mm, Length: max 393 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.415.5 Other numbers: 115
Associated publications: Listed as no B8/78 on p. 2.1.32 in Philip J. C. Dark, An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art, Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1982, where it is identified as a stool.

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