Provenance

4 events

Production

1500 (year approximate) 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 February 1897 Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin from Benin Kingdom.

Unknown

February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to 1902

The object is known to have come into contact with the Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, later in Berlin.

Purchase

1902

The object was purchased by the American Museum of Natural History from the Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin from Berlin to New York City.

Institution data

American Museum of Natural History

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2022-09-10

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Catalog # object id	1/6508
Ref. # object id	EB6
Object Name designation object type	Bell
Dimensions dimensions	10cm x 4.6 x 4.6
Country production place	Nigeria/Benin
Locale production place	Benin
Donor prior source	Berlin Royal Ethnographic Museum
Acq Year accession date accession method	1902 Purchase
In HOAP?	Yes

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