| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
Identifikationsnummer object id | C 4043 |
Titel designation | Schildkrötenpanzer aus Bronze |
Materialien material | ANORGANISCH/Metall/Gelbguß |
Heutiges Staatsgebiet des Herstellungsortes production place | Afrika/Westafrika/Nigeria/Benin-Reich |
Provenienz/Name prior source provenance | Heemke |
Provenienz Objektitinerar Akteure Orte Daten provenance | Adolf Heemke |
Provenienz/Affiliation provenance | H. Bey & Co., Bey & Zimmer |
Provenienz/Country provenance | Germany |
Provenienz/Date of Birth provenance | 8.10.1874 |
Provenienz/Date of Death provenance | unknown |
Provenienz/First Name provenance | Adolf |
Provenienz/No provenance | 15 |
Provenienz/Place of Birth provenance | Geestemüde/Bremerhaven |
Provenienz/Place of Death provenance | unknown |
Provenienz/Profession provenance | Merchant |
Provenienz/Role-Function/0 provenance | Consignor |
Provenienz/Role-Function/1 provenance | |
Provenienz/Sex provenance | male |
Provenienz/Short Biography provenance | Adolf Heemke (1874-?)was an overseas merchant and active as an agent for the trading company Bey & Zimmer in Nigeria. Today, works of art Heemke brought from Benin to Europe are still in collections in Stuttgart and Freiburg. In 1904, he sold ten Benin objects to the MARKK. |
Provenienz/Street provenance | Große Bäckerstraße 24 |
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 | 1904 |
Alte Inventarnummer | |
Inventurdatum | 23.07.2009 |
Label Text (deu) | Replik eines Schildkrötenpanzers Unbekannte Werkstatt der Bronzegießergilde Igun Eronmwon / Königreich Benin, Nigeria, 17./18. Jh. / Gelbguss / Ankauf von Adolf Heemke, 1902, Inv. Nr. C 4043 Die Nachbildung diente zur dauerhaften Erinnerung an die Opferung einer Schildkröte. Heute werden Schildkröten zum Schutz vor falschen Freundschaften und hintertückischen Lügen oder Intrigen geopfert. |
Label Text (eng) | Turtle Shell Replica Unidentified workshop of the Bronze Casters Guild Igun Eronmwon / Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 17th/18th century / Brass / Acquired from Adolf Heemke, 1902, Inv. no. C 4043 The replica served as a permanent reminder of the sacrifice of a turtle. Today, turtles are sacrificed for protection from false friends and insidious lies or intrigues. |
Maße | Höhe: 8,00 cm; Länge: 16,00 cm |
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