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Sir Manuel Raymond Menendez

Also known as: Sir Manuel Raymond Menendez; primary name: Menendez, Manuel Raymond
Details: individual; legal; institution/organisation; British; Male
Life dates: 1864-1952
Biography: Youngest son of Manuel Menendez of Nassau, Bahamas. Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. 1891: Called to Bar at Inner Temple. 1894-1897: District Commissioner of Lagos 1899-1904: Puisne Judge in Southern Nigeria 1904-1908: Chief Justice of Northern Nigeria 1906: knighted 1908: retired Married Hester Louise Tilyou in 1901 (died in 1937). Remarried Agnes Wilby in 1940. Af1952,20.1 to 142 were collected by Sir Raymond Menendez during the years he spent in West Africa between 1894 and 1908, and were given to the BM by his widow in 1952. Many sculptural objects from his collection were acquired by Webster Plass in 1952, and came to the BM in 1956 as the gift of Mrs Plass. There is no record of when or where Sir Raymond acquired the objects, but all must date before his retirement to England in 1908. He also made numerous photographs, now also in the BM.

767 related objects

anklet

Museum number: Af1952,20.22.b |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

anklet

Museum number: Af1952,20.22.a |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

arm-dagger

Museum number: Af1952,20.12.a |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

artefact; beater

Museum number: Af1952,20.98 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

artefact; vessel

Museum number: Af1952,20.109 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

artefact

Museum number: Af1952,20.24 |
Ethnic group: x83614 Made by:European Peoples |
Production date: 19thC(late)-20thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Europe |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

artefact

Museum number: Af1952,20.114 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

axe

Museum number: Af1956,27.226 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Production date: 1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

axe

Museum number: Af1952,20.20 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bag

Museum number: Af1952,20.72 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

basket

Museum number: Af1952,20.74 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

basket

Museum number: Af1952,20.71.a |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

basket; cover

Museum number: Af1952,20.55 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bell

Museum number: Af1952,20.89 |
Ethnic group: x83785 Made by:Ibibio |
Production date: 20thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Calabar

bell

Museum number: Af1952,20.28 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bell

Museum number: Af1952,20.29 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bell

Museum number: Af1952,20.27 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bell

Museum number: Af1952,20.90 |
Ethnic group: x83785 Made by:Ibibio |
Production date: 20thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Calabar

bell

Museum number: Af1952,20.113 |
Ethnic group: Made by:NupeMade by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bottle

Museum number: Af1952,20.106 |
Ethnic group: x83731 Made by:Hausa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bottle

Museum number: Af1952,20.107 |
Ethnic group: x83731 Made by:Hausa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bottle

Museum number: Af1952,20.75.a |
Ethnic group: x83731 Made by:Hausa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bottle

Museum number: Af1952,20.105 |
Ethnic group: x83731 Made by:Hausa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bottle

Museum number: Af1952,20.108 |
Production date: 19thC(late)-20thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bottle

Museum number: Af1952,20.136 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.101.a |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.7.a |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.103.a |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl; lid

Museum number: Af1952,20.10.a-b |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Production date: 19thC(late)-20thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl; urn; religious/ritual equipment

Museum number: Af1952,20.135 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.123 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.104.a |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.100 |
Ethnic group: Made by:YorubaMade by:Hausa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.102 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.9.a |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.8.a |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1956,27.228.a |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Production date: 1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

bowl

Museum number: Af1952,20.99 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

box

Museum number: Af1956,27.216 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Production date: 1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

box

Museum number: Af1952,20.131.a |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bracelet

Title: Lower Niger Bronzes |
Museum number: Af1952,20.37 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

bracelet

Museum number: Af1952,20.31 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

ceremonial staff

Museum number: Af1956,27.207 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Production date: 1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.53 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Akwete

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.46 |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.42 |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.54 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Akwete

cloth; mat

Museum number: Af1952,20.50 |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Africa

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.41 |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.48 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

cloth; veil

Museum number: Af1952,20.51 |
Production date: 1900 |
Production place: Made in:Punjab

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.44 |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.49 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.52 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Akwete

cloth

Museum number: Af1956,27.225 |
Production date: 1908 |
Production place: Made in:Akwete

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.45 |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.40 |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

cloth

Museum number: Af1952,20.47 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Production date: 1894-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

cup

Museum number: Af1952,20.137 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

cushion

Museum number: Af1952,20.73 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

dagger

Museum number: Af1952,20.14.a |
Ethnic group: Made by:NupeMade by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

dagger

Museum number: Af1952,20.13.a |
Ethnic group: Made by:NupeMade by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

dagger

Museum number: Af1952,20.15.a |
Ethnic group: Made by:NupeMade by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

dagger-sheath; arm-dagger

Museum number: Af1952,20.12.b |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

dagger-sheath

Museum number: Af1952,20.13.b |
Ethnic group: Made by:NupeMade by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

dagger-sheath

Museum number: Af1952,20.15.b |
Ethnic group: Made by:NupeMade by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

dagger-sheath

Museum number: Af1952,20.14.b |
Ethnic group: Made by:NupeMade by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

dance-head-dress

Museum number: Af1956,27.234 |
Ethnic group: x83591 Made by:Ekoi |
Production date: 1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

dish

Museum number: Af1952,20.2 |
Ethnic group: x83582 Made by:Efik |
Production date: 1880-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Calabar |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Calabar

dish

Museum number: Af1952,20.1 |
Ethnic group: x83582 Made by:Efik |
Production date: 1880-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Calabar |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Calabar

dish

Museum number: Af1952,20.3 |
Ethnic group: x83582 Made by:Efik |
Production date: 1880-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Calabar |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Calabar

dish

Museum number: Af1956,27.233 |
Ethnic group: x83582 Made by:Efik |
Production date: 1880-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Calabar |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

drum

Museum number: Af1952,20.97 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Niger Delta

fan

Museum number: Af1952,20.87 |
Ethnic group: x83785 Made by:Ibibio |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Calabar

fan

Museum number: Af1952,20.142 |
Ethnic group: x83785 Made by:Ibibio |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Calabar

fan

Museum number: Af1952,20.141 |
Ethnic group: x83785 Made by:Ibibio |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Calabar

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.122 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.124 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ikorodu

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.133 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

figure; masquerade-mask

Museum number: Af1952,20.117 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.126 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.125 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.130 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ikorodu

figure

Museum number: Af1956,27.231 |
Ethnic group: Made by:IbibioMade by:Oron |
Production date: 1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.118 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.127 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.129 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

figure

Museum number: Af1956,27.222 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Production date: 1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

figure

Museum number: Af1952,20.128 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

fishing-boat; model; paddle

Museum number: Af1952,20.132.a-g |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Production date: 1900-1908 |
Production place: Made in:Lagos (city, Nigeria) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Lagos State

fly-whisk

Museum number: Af1952,20.85 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

folder; writing-case

Museum number: Af1952,20.79 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

folding knife

Museum number: Af1952,20.16 |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

goblet

Museum number: Af1952,20.25 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

hat

Museum number: Af1952,20.56 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

head-dress

Museum number: Af1956,27.209 |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Production date: 1908 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria

head-ring

Museum number: Af1952,20.83 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

head-ring

Museum number: Af1952,20.30 |
Ethnic group: Made by:IgboMade by:Ibibio |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

head-ring

Museum number: Af1952,20.84 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

jug

Museum number: Af1952,20.6 |
Ethnic group: x84523 Made by:Nupe |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria