| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
English designation designation | Hen Figure |
Category | Altar and Shrine Objects, Figures |
Provenance provenance | John Alexander Henderson |
Location | Johannispl. 5-11, 04103 Leipzig, Germany |
INV_NR object id | MAf 01856 |
Kurztitel designation | Henne |
Material material | Holz, geschnitzt, bemalt (mehrfarbig) |
Titel designation | Henne |
Internetkommentar description notes | Hennen aus Holz wurden auf Gedenkaltären für die Mütter von Familienoberhäuptern im nichthöfischen Bereich des ehemaligen Königreichs Benin im heutigen Nigeria aufgestellt. Sie symbolisieren die mütterliche Fürsorge für die Familie. Über den Sammler John Alexander Henderson gelangte die Plastik 1884 in die Sammlung des Museums. |
Material material | Holz |
Maße, Bemerkung dimensions | 46 x 30,9 x 26,8 cm, 8700 g |
Maße: Länge dimensions | 30,9 cm |
Maße: Breite dimensions | 26,8 cm |
Maße : Höhe dimensions | 46,5 cm |
Weight weight | 8700 g |
Objektbezeichnung object type | Plastik |
KONVOLUT object count provenance | SES Benin-Objekte |
Datum date made | vor 1884, wohl 19. Jh. |
Datum von – bis date made | 1800 – 1884 |
Technik production technique | geschnitzt, bemalt (mehrfarbig) |
Production Place production place | Federal Republic of Nigeria; Benin City |
Objektbemerkung production place | : Königreich Benin, vor 1884 |
Ort / Zeit / Bemerkung production place | Königreich Benin, vor 1884 |
Region production place | Benin |
Collector / Previous owner prior owner | Donation to the museum by Alexander Henderson, Glasgow, in 1884 |
Erwerbung | Donation to the museum by Alexander Henderson in 1884 |
Sammler / Vorbesitzer prior owner | Alexander Henderson |
Hersteller producer | uns nicht bekannt |
Acquisition Details provenance | Donation to the museum by Alexander Henderson, Glasgow |
Eigentümer provenance | SES/Freistaat Sachsen |
Provenance provenance | 1884 von Alexander Henderson erworben |
Provenienzstatus provenance | SKD EIGENTUM |
Ethnie ethnic attribution | Edo |
Department and Institution department and institution | Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen – GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig |
Department and Institution department and institution | MVL |
Institutional-aquisition-date accession date | 1884 |
Comments notes | Alexander Henderson, Authorised representative of the Museum |
Display Status display status | Präsenz, nicht ausgestellt |
Bibliography bibliography | - Ausstellungsverzeichnis von 1994-2000, Peter Göbel; - B. Plankensteiner (HG.), Benin Könige und Rituale - Höfische Kunst aus Nigeria, 2007, S. 412. |
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