Objektnummer
B06703
Edo designations
English designations
Fragment
Ceremonial Sword
Categories
Ceremonial Objects
Location
Bahnhofspl. 13, 28195 Bremen, Germany
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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 February 1897 Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin from Benin Kingdom.
Unknown
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to March 30, 1908
The object is known to have come into contact with Carl Heinrich Becker.
Purchase
March 8, 1908
The object was purchased by the Übersee-Museum Bremen from Carl Heinrich Becker with its destination in Bremen.

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Institution data

Übersee-Museum Bremen
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-06-01
Language: german
Institution fieldValue
Objektnummer
object id
B06703
Objektname
designation
object type
Platte Fragment
Beschreibung
description
Platte aus Metall, die Form ist weich geschwungen ("Flunderförmig") und hat an einigen Stellen ein Lochmuster. In der Mitte ist ein Stab aus Metall befestigt. Eine Seite von dem mittleren Stab aus gesehen ist nur noch als Fragment erhalten, die andere hat Defekte.
Material
material
Messing
Maße
dimensions
Allgemein: 3,5 × 23,5 × 41,5 cm
Datierung
date made
before 1908
Ort
production place
Staat
production place
Nigeria
Geber
prior source
provenance
Carl Heinr. Becker
Sammler
prior source
provenance
Vorbesitzer
prior source
provenance
Kultur/Ethnie
ethnic attribution
Benin
Sammlung
department and institution
E00776
Erwerbsdatum
accession date
1908-03-30
Erwerbsart
accession method
Kauf
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