Provenance

5 events

Production

unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)

The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igun-Ematon 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 (year approximate) to 1898

The object is known to have come into contact with the MKG Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, later in Hamburg.

Purchase

1898

The object was purchased by the MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Künste der Welt from the MKG Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe through Justus Brinckmann with its destination in Hamburg.

Restitution

December 16, 2022

The object was restituted by the MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Künste der Welt to the Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria through Carsten Brosda, S.E. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Abba Isa Tijani and Barbara Plankensteiner from Hamburg to Nigeria.

Institution data

MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Künste der Welt

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2022-06-10

Languages: german, english

Institution field	Value
Identifikationsnummer object id	C 2315
Titel designation	Eisenklinge eines Schwertes
Materialien material	ANORGANISCH/Metall/Gelbguß
Heutiges Staatsgebiet des Herstellungsortes production place	Afrika/Westafrika/Nigeria/Benin-Reich
Provenienz/Name prior source provenance	Brinckmann
Provenienz Objektitinerar Akteure Orte Daten provenance	Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Provenienz/Affiliation provenance	Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Provenienz/Country provenance	Germany
Provenienz/Date of Birth provenance	23.5.1843
Provenienz/Date of Death provenance	08.02.1915
Provenienz/First Name provenance	Justus
Provenienz/No provenance	6
Provenienz/Place of Birth provenance	Hamburg
Provenienz/Place of Death provenance	Hamburg
Provenienz/Profession provenance	Art Historian, Museum Director
Provenienz/Role-Function/0 provenance	Intermediary
Provenienz/Role-Function/1 provenance
Provenienz/Sex provenance	male
Provenienz/Short Biography provenance	Justus Brinckmann (1843-1915) was the first director of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg and in 1874 was the leading figure in its foundation.
Provenienz/Street provenance	Steintorplatz 1
Provenienz/Town provenance	Hamburg
Hersteller kulturhist. Herkunftsgesellschaft ethnic attribution	--/Edo ?
Heutiger Aufbewahrungsort Sammlung department and institution	Museum am Rothenbaum. Kulturen und Künste der Welt (MARKK)
Akquisitionsdatum accession date	1898
Alte Inventarnummer
Inventurdatum	28.07.2009
Label Text (deu)	Schwertklinge Unbekannte Werkstatt der Eisenschmiedegilde Igun Ematon / Königreich Benin, Nigeria, 16.–19. Jh. / Eisen / Ankauf vom Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1898, Inv. Nr. C 2315 Die im Kampf eingesetzten Schwerter ähneln in der Form den Zeremonialwaffen, die bei öffentlichen Auftritten am Hof zur Kenntlichmachung des hohen Ranges ihrer Träger beitragen. Ein markanter Unterschied zu jenen ist die scharfe Klinge, die im Nahkampf tödlich ist. Eisen wird von den Edo eine mystische Kraft zugesprochen, die sicherstellt, dass was verkündet wird, gelingt.
Label Text (eng)	Blade of a Sword Unidentified workshop of the Blacksmiths Guild Igun Ematon / Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th-19th century / Iron / Acquired from the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1898, Inv. no. C 2315 The shape of the swords deployed in combat resembles that of ceremonial weapons, which are used to mark the high rank of their bearers during public appearances at court. The former are distinguished by their sharp blade, which is deadly in close combat. Iron is attributed with an inherent mystical power ensuring that what is proclaimed, succeeds.
Maße	Länge: 64,00 cm

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