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

1899 (approximate) to April 29, 1901

The object is known to have come into contact with Heinrich Umlauff and J. F. G. Umlauff, later in Hamburg.

Purchase

April 29, 1901

The object was purchased by the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen and Wereldmuseum from Heinrich Umlauff and J. F. G. Umlauff through Johannes Dietrich Eduard Schmeltz from Hamburg to Leiden.

Restitution

June 21, 2025

The object was restituted by the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen and Wereldmuseum to the Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria through Olugbile Holloway and Eppo Bruins from Netherlands to Nigeria.

Institution data

Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen and Wereldmuseum

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2022-07-19

Language: dutch

Institution field	Value
Inventarisnummer object id	RV-1286-6
Objectnaam designation object type	Armring
Titel designation object type	Armring, enkelring, ratel
Associatie/beschrijving (online getoond) description	Een arm- of enkelring waarin stukjes metaal zitten die geluid maken als de ring wordt bewogen. Naast de cilindervormige armbanden gebruiken de Oba en chiefs ook armringen, die bij gewone gelegenheden gedragen kunnen worden. Deze exemplaren zijn niet fe
Materiaal en techniek (NB: ook thesaurustermen aanpassen!) material	metaal, koperlegering, brons of messing ; gegoten ('cire perdue'-techniek)
Afmetingenlabel (H x B x D) dimensions	14 x 14 x 2,5 cm
Datering date made	voor 1901
Verzamelgeschiedenis (toelichting) provenance	'The day book entry of 29 April 1901 acknowledges the arrival of 10 Benin objects (RV-1286-1 to -10) that were ‘Aangekocht van J.F.G. Umlauff te Hamburg. 1 besneden olifantstand, 1 houten en geelkoperen beslagen fetishkop, 1 executiezwaard, twee ivoren en vijf bronzen voorwerpen uit Benin’ (DB-L: NL-LdnRMV-A3-8-5).' 'The first (available) correspondence from J.F.G. Umlauff dates from 15 April 1898 where he encourages Schmeltz to come and visit his Hamburg collections in May. The museum register lists the objects with a short description (MR-L: NL-LdnRMV_A03_047_0067). The TMS catalogue card states that the carved ivory arm (RV-1286-9) was ‘Excavated in Benin 1897.’ A 21 March 1901 letter states that Umlauff offers an elephant tusk (RV-1286-10) – a ‘Beninzahn’, Benin tooth – to Schmeltz for 1500 Mark. In earlier letters, it was listed as No. 401 and offered for 1600 Mark (NL-LdnRMV-A1-32-484/485, -486, -487/488 to -491/492). This sale is confirmed in later letters (NL-LdnRMV-A1-32-350/351, -352, -353/354 to -356/357).' 'As with the acquisition of the Webster collection, Schmeltz again needed to secure funds. He first accepted the objects as a loan before acquiring them officially. The annual report documents the acquired series in detail and includes the names of all the donors for the acquisition (AR-L 1900-1901: 15). The annual report of the following year confirms the earlier statement saying that ‘The collections from the Kingdom of Benin were expanded in the much-desired way, first of all through a gift, for which we owe thanks to an anonymous benefactor, for objects that were up till now on loan to the Museum.’ The objects range across the three Umlauff series (RV-1286, RV-1310, RV-1355).' (Excerpt from Provenance no. 2 'The Benin Collection at the National Museum of World Cultures' written by Rosalie Hans with Annette Schmidt, 12-01-2021)
Cultuur (NB: ook thesaurusterm aanpassen!) ethnic attribution	Bini
Deelcollectie department and institution	Materiële cultuurcollectie
Verwervingsdatum accession date	1901-04-01
Wijze van verwerving accession method	Aankoop
Literatuur bibliography
Publicaties over het object bibliography	For more information about the provenance, see <a href="https://issuu.com/tropenmuseum/docs/2021_provenance_2__benin__e-book" target="_blank"> Provenance #2 – the Benin collections at the National Museum of World Cultures </a> (NB: Issuu uses cookies).
Objectstatus legal status	Eigendom
Met dank aan (online getoond)
Periode (NB: ook thesaurusterm aanpassen!)	Benin
Verkorte naam	AFRIK

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