Close up view of a door in the king's (Oba's) residence, or palace or 'compound', in Benin City. (Note that the print in the album is rotated one quarter anti-clockwise, due to the inflexible configuration of the album's window openings, and should be viewed with the loose strip of metal seen at the base of the door.) A caption below the print (written by the album's compiler) describes the door as being 'made of wood covered with hammered brass', and of dimensions or size fifteen feet (in height) by eight feet (in width).

Collection type: Photograph
Description: Close up view of a door in the king's (Oba's) residence, or palace or 'compound', in Benin City. (Note that the print in the album is rotated one quarter anti-clockwise, due to the inflexible configuration of the album's window openings, and should be viewed with the loose strip of metal seen at the base of the door.) A caption below the print (written by the album's compiler) describes the door as being 'made of wood covered with hammered brass', and of dimensions or size fifteen feet (in height) by eight feet (in width).
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups: Edo
Person: Photographer Reginald Kerr Granville; Photographer Herbert Sutherland Walker; Expedition or compiler Reginald Kerr Granville; Expedition or compiler 1897 Benin City "Punitive Expedition"; PRM source Hugh Nevin Nevins
Date / Period: Date of photograph: 18/02/1897 - 15/03/1897
Acquisition information: Donated: 1968
Photographic process: Print gelatin silver
Dimensions: Height x Width 94 x 69 mm, Height x Width 208 x 144 mm, Height x Width 110 x 82 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1998.335.12 Previous PRM number: AL.64.12

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