Identifikationsnummer
C 2435
Edo designations
English designations
Pot
Jug
Categories
Containers
Location
1 Adesogbe (Plymouth) Road, P.M.B. 1115, Benin City , Edo State
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Pot
Pot
Pot
Pot
Pot

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 February 1897 Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin from Benin Kingdom.
Unknown
February 22, 1897 (year approximate) to 1899
The object is known to have come into contact with the MKG Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, later in Hamburg.
Purchase
1899
The object was purchased by the MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Künste der Welt from the MKG Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe through Justus Brinckmann in Hamburg.
Restitution
December 16, 2022
The object was restituted by the MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Künste der Welt to the Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria through Carsten Brosda, S.E. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Abba Isa Tijani and Barbara Plankensteiner from Hamburg to Nigeria.

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Institution data

MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Künste der Welt
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2022-06-10
Languages: german, english
Institution fieldValue
Identifikationsnummer
object id
C 2435
Titel
designation
Krug aus Bronze (Deckel fehlt?)
Materialien
material
ANORGANISCH/Metall/Gelbguß
Heutiges Staatsgebiet des Herstellungsortes
production place
Afrika/Westafrika/Nigeria/Benin-Reich
Provenienz/Name
prior source
provenance
Brinckmann
Provenienz Objektitinerar Akteure Orte Daten
provenance
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Provenienz/Affiliation
provenance
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Provenienz/Country
provenance
Germany
Provenienz/Date of Birth
provenance
23.5.1843
Provenienz/Date of Death
provenance
08.02.1915
Provenienz/First Name
provenance
Justus
Provenienz/No
provenance
6
Provenienz/Place of Birth
provenance
Hamburg
Provenienz/Place of Death
provenance
Hamburg
Provenienz/Profession
provenance
Art Historian, Museum Director
Provenienz/Role-Function/0
provenance
Intermediary
Provenienz/Role-Function/1
provenance
Provenienz/Sex
provenance
male
Provenienz/Short Biography
provenance
Justus Brinckmann (1843-1915) was the first director of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg and in 1874 was the leading figure in its foundation.
Provenienz/Street
provenance
Steintorplatz 1
Provenienz/Town
provenance
Hamburg
Hersteller kulturhist. Herkunftsgesellschaft
ethnic attribution
--/Edo
Heutiger Aufbewahrungsort Sammlung
department and institution
Museum am Rothenbaum. Kulturen und Künste der Welt (MARKK)
Akquisitionsdatum
accession date
1899
Alte Inventarnummer
Inventurdatum
28.07.2009
Label Text (deu)
Henkelkrug nach europäischem Vorbild Unbekannte Werkstatt der Bronzegießergilde Igun Eronmwon / Königreich Benin, Nigeria, 16./17. Jh. / Gelbguss / Ankauf vom Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1899, Inv. Nr. C 2435 Das Gefäß ist in einem Guss gefertigt, der Deckel ist wohl im Zuge des Transfers verloren gegangen. Es handelt sich vermutlich um die Nachahmung eines europäischen Steingutkrugs mit Zinndeckel. Manche der am Königshof verwendeten prestigeträchtigen Metallgefäße wurden nach fremden Vorbildern hergestellt. Vor allem ab dem 17. Jh. gelangten Pfannen, Eimer, Schüsseln und Behälter verschiedenster Form und Funktion als Handelsgüter und Geschenke nach Benin, die lokale Künstler inspirierten.
Label Text (eng)
European Style Vessel Unidentified workshop of the Bronze Casters Guild Igun Eronmwon / Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th/17th century / Brass/ Acquired from the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1899, Inv. no. C 2435 The vessel has been cast in one piece, its lid was probably lost in the course of transfer. Apparently, it is an imitation of a European earthenware jug with a pewter lid. A number of the prestigious metal vessels used at the royal court were crafted after foreign models. Especially from the 17th century onwards, pans, buckets, bowls and containers of various shapes and functions arrived in Benin as trade goods and gifts, inspiring local artists.
Maße
Höhe: 23,50 cm; Durchmesser: 61,00 cm
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