Catalogue
ObjectID
291936
Institution
musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Edo designations
English designations
Commemorative Head
Categories
Altar & Shrine Objects
Heads
Location
37 Quai Branly, 75007 Paris, France

Provenance

11 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
some day in March 1897 to September 10, 1898
The object is known to have come into contact with Eduard Schmidt.
Purchase
September 13, 1898 to December 31, 1898
The object was purchased by the Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin from Eduard Schmidt with its destination in Berlin.
Unknown
1920s
The object is known to have come into contact with the Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Arthur Max Heinrich Speyer, in Berlin.
Unknown
1929 (approximate)
The object is known to have come into contact with Arthur Max Heinrich Speyer and Charles Alfred Marius Ratton, later in Paris.
Unknown
1930 (approximate) to 1934
The object is known to have come into contact with Louis Carré and Charles Alfred Marius Ratton, in Paris.
Purchase
1939 (approximate)
The object was purchased by Josef Mueller from Louis Carré in Paris.
Inheritance
1977
The object was inherited by Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller and Musée Barbier-Mueller from Josef Mueller in Geneva.
Purchase
1997
The object was purchased by Paris Musée national des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie (MNAAO) from Musée Barbier-Mueller and Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller from Barbier-Mueller Museum to Paris.
Rehoused
2003 to 2006
The object was rehoused by Paris Musée national des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie (MNAAO) in Paris.

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musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
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Last updated: 2022-09-27
Language: french
Institution fieldValue
Numéro d'objet
object id
73.1997.4.3
ObjectID
object id
291936
Tri titres
designation
Tête d'ancêtre royal
Description
description
Tête au visage stylisé. La coiffure est composée d'une calotte en résille avec deux ailettes latérale, le tout en perles de corail. Le cou est engoncé dans plusieurs colliers de perles superposés recouvrant le menton jusqu'à la lèvre inférieure. Scarifications sur le front. L'embase est décorée de motifs figuratifs (hache, bras, léopards, poisson, main, tête de vache) en haut relief symbolisant le pouvoir royal.
Matériaux et techniques
material
production technique
Alliage cuivreux. Fonte à la cire perdue
Dimensions
dimensions
52 x 34 x 34 cm
Date
date made
1ère moitié 19e siècle
Toponyme
production place
Afrique > Afrique occidentale > Nigéria
Unité patrimoniale
production place
Afrique
Provenance historique
provenance
Acquise au Nigeria (Lagos) entre 1896 et 1898 par le consul allemand Eduard Schmidt. Autres numéros : 1011.103 : Barbier-Mueller - Collection, A 97-4-3 : MNAAO - Inventaire. Ancienne collectionE.Schmidt; ancienne collection Ethnologische museum, Berlin; ancienne collection A.M.H Speyer; ancienne collection L. Carré; ancienne collection J. Mueller; ancienne collection J.P Barbier-Mueller
Culture
ethnic attribution
Royaume de Bénin
Ethnonyme
ethnic attribution
Edo
Date d'entrée dans les collections nationales
accession date
1997-01-29 00:00:00
Mode d'entrée
accession method
Achat
Statut de l'objet
display status
Inscription à l'inventaire
Bibliographie
bibliography
Références publiées
bibliography
"Arts du Nigeria. Collection du Musée des arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie". Catalogue de l'exposition, 22 avril-18 août 1997 au MNAAO. Paris, éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, p. 104-105.
Crédits photographiques
license
 musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, photo Claude Germain
Donateur
Usage
Placé sur les autels des ancêtres. Rôle commémoratif et support des défenses d'ivoire sculptées.
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