Reg. No.
1907.44.0400
Edo designations
English designations
Armcuff
Categories
Ceremonial Regalia
Contextual Objects: Beyond Benin
Location
Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 34, 115 27 Stockholm, Sweden
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Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff
Armcuff

Provenance

5 events
Production
unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)
The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igbesamwan 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 1907
The object is known to have come into contact with William Downing Webster, later in London.
Purchase
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to 1907
The object was purchased by Hans Meyer from William Downing Webster from London to Leipzig.
Donation
1907
The object was donated by Hans Meyer to the Statens museer för världskultur from Leipzig to Stockholm.

Related archival documents

3 documents
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An archival document representing a Inventories of 404 page(s)
Inventory
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Stock books
Date
January 18, 1897 to March 26, 1900
An archival document representing a Sales Catalogs of 46 page(s)
Sales Catalogue
Wellcome Collection
Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities / W.D. Webster, Oxford House, Bicester, Oxon., England.
Date
January 1, 1900 to December 31, 1900
An archival document representing a Sales Catalog of 31 page(s)
Sales Catalogue
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thomas J. Watson Library sales and auction catalogues
Date
February 1, 1900 to February 28, 1900

Institution data

Statens museer för världskultur
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-07-07
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Additional IDs
object id
9779
Reg. No.
object id
1907.44.0400
Object name and description
designation
description
Armcuff carved in ivory.
Dimensions
dimensions
H. 12 cm D. 8,2 cm
Collector/previous owner
prior source
William Downing Webster
Acquisition details
provenance
Donated by Hans Meyer
Institution
department and institution
NMWC-Sweden
Institution acquisition date
accession date
1907
Comments
notes
British Military to Benin City 1897
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