Catalogue
ID
1314530
Institution
Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria
Restituted
Previously owned by Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Edo designations
English designations
Bracelet
Categories
Personal Adornment
Location
1 Adesogbe (Plymouth) Road, P.M.B. 1115, Benin City , Edo State

Provenance

5 events
Production
unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)
The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igun-Ẹrọnmwọn guild in Benin City.
Looted
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)
The object was looted by Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin - February 1897 from Benin Kingdom.
Unknown
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to 1916
The object is known to have come into contact with Felix Ritter von Luschan, later in Berlin.
Gift
1916
The object was given as a gift by Felix Ritter von Luschan to the Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in Berlin.
Restitution
August 25, 2022
The object was restituted by the Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin to the Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria through Hermann Parzinger and Abba Isa Tijani from Berlin to Nigeria.

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An archival document representing a Correspondence of 2 page(s)
Correspondence
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Die Erwerbung ethnologischer Gegenstände aus der Benin-Expedition. Vol. 6
Date
July 18, 1916

Institution data

Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-06-14
Language: german
Institution fieldValue
ID
object id
1314530
Sachbegriff
designation
Armring
Titel
designation
Objektref.
description
E 632/1916, Erwerbung: III/18/1916: III C 30504, Armring aus Bronze (Westafrika, Benin), Schenkung Geheimrat von Luschan, 1916, Felix von Luschan (11.8.1854 - 7.2.1924)
Texte Online
description
Online Beschreibung, Eintrag im historischen Hauptkatalog: "Armring aus Bronze mit einem menschlichen Kopf, 4 Fläschchen, 2 Knoten, 2 Schlangen (?) und einer Schlange, die den Ring bis zur Hälfte umgibt, verziert.Dm.: 8 cm Br. 7 cm" [Benin_Königreich]
Material / Technik
material
Material: Messing; Ausgabe: Messing
Material / Technik // Alle
material
Messing, Messing
Maße
dimensions
0,80 x 8,30 x 8,30 cm
Objekttyp
object type
Allgemein
Sachbegr. Ausgabe
object type
Armring
Anzahl Teile
object count
1
Datierung
date made
19. Jh.
Geogr. Bezüge
production place
Nigeria ( Land ); Benin ( Königreich )
Geogr. Bezüge // Alle
production place
Nigeria, Benin
Beteiligte
prior source
Felix von Luschan (11.8.1854 - 7.2.1924), Sammler
Beteiligte // (Name, Sortierung=kleinste)
prior source
Luschan, Felix von
Veräußerer
prior source
null
Erwerb. Notiz
provenance
Erwerbung von: Geh.rat. von Luschan; Ausgabe: 19. Jh., Auftrag im Königreich Benin; Besitz vor 1897 derzeit unbekannt; vermutlich geplündert im Zusammenhang mit der britischen Eroberung von Benin, 1897; in unbekanntem Besitz nach Feb. 1897; Geschenk von Felix von Luschan, 1916.
Verw. Institution
department and institution
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Erwerb. Datum
accession date
1916
Besitzart
accession method
Erwerbungsart
accession method
Schenkung
Digital Assets
images
III C 30504.JPG, Repro Digitalisat
Erwerb. Nr.
III/18/1916
Ident. Nr.
III C 30504
Ident. Nr. // (Sortiernr.)
0003 C 30504
Obj. Status
vorhanden
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