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1898.8.12

Small ornamental mat, rhombus shaped. The mat looks eye shaped. [MJD 3/6/2010]

1898.8.12

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small ornamental mat, rhombus shaped. The mat looks eye shaped. [MJD 3/6/2010]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Lower Niger
Person
Field collector Mrs Denton
Field collector Jean Margaret Alan Denton
PRM source Mrs Denton
PRM source Jean Margaret Alan Denton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Donated: 1898
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry, Process Coiled
Dimensions
Depth: max 8 mm, Length: max 387 mm, Width: max 183 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1898.8.12
Research and responses

This might be Jean Margaret Alan Denton, the wife of George Chardin Denton [see biographies] who was based in Lagos 1889-1891; 1893-1900 and had held the rank of Captain in the Army before joining the Colonial Service. He gave further objects after he had been knighted for his services in West Africa and these objects were accessioned as coming from Sir George Denton. However Denton is not that uncommon a name and I have therefore not amended the PRM Source field etc to suggest this possibility [AP 19/11/2001]

Search terms: Basketry, Mat, Tray

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