Catalogue
Inventory no. [ObjInventarNrS]
13774
Institution
Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main
Edo designations
English designations
Bracelet
Categories
Personal Adornment
Location
Schaumainkai 29-37, 60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Bracelet
Bracelet

Provenance

4 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 1910 (year approximate)
The object is known to have come into contact with William Downing Webster, later in London.
Purchase
1910 (approximate)
The object was purchased by the Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main from William Downing Webster from London to Frankfurt.

Related archival documents

2 documents
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Museum Catalogue
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Die Altertümer von Benin
Date
January 1, 1919 at 12:00:00 AM
An archival document representing a Accession Records of 1 page(s)
Accession RecordInventory
Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main
Inventory book WKM FFM

Institution data

Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt am Main
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Last updated: 2021-04-20
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Inventory no. [ObjInventarNrS]
object id
13774
Object designation [ObjTitelOriginalS]
designation
object type
Bangle
Description [ObjReserve02M]
description
13774. Or.Nr. 636. Double ring. Superimposed 4 anthropomorphic heads, calabashes, 3 grommets on each side. LIT Luschan 1919: 407: Abb 625
Mat./Technique [ObjTechMatM]
material
Yellow cast iron, brass with high zinc content, very low tin content, slightly increased lead content.
Dimensions [ObjMasse1S]
dimensions
D 10.8
Dating [ObjDatierungS]
date made
Year from [ObjJahrVonL]
date made
Year until [ObjJahrBisL]
date made
Geographical reference [ObjGeografieS]
production place
Kingdom of Benin (Africa->West Africa->Nigeria)
Name sorting [KueSortierungS_0]
prior source
Webster William Downing
Name sorting [KueSortierungS_1]
prior source
First Name 2 [KueVorNameS_1]
provenance
First name [KueVorNameS_0]
provenance
William Downing
Function collector 2 [OkuFunktionS_1]
provenance
Function collector [OkuFunktionS_0]
provenance
Collector
Inventory note [ObjFeld07M]
provenance
Last Name 2 [KueNameS_1]
provenance
Last name [KueNameS_0]
provenance
Webster
Date of acquisition[ObjFeld04M]
accession date
ca. 1910
Acquisition type [ObjFeld02M]
accession method
Comemnts[ObjCreditlineM]
notes
Exhibition
exhibition history
Literature
bibliography
Type [ObjSystematikS]
Arm (jewelry)
Type of ownership [ObjFeld01M]
Type of person 2 [KueTypS_1]
Type of person [KueTypS_0]
Person
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