Eingangsnummer
66444
Edo designations
English designations
Stool
Categories
Ceremonial Objects
Location
Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Museum Weltkulturen D5, 68159 Mannheim, 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 Igbesamwan guild in Benin City.
Looted
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)
The object was looted by Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin - February 1897 from Benin Kingdom.
Unknown
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to 1925
The object is known to have come into contact with Hans Meyer, later in Leipzig.
Purchase
1925
The object was purchased by the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Museum Weltkulturen from Hans Meyer from Leipzig to Mannheim.

Institution data

Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Museum Weltkulturen
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2025-08-08
Language: german
Institution fieldValue
Alte Inventarnummer
object id
Alte Nummer
object id
Eingangsnummer
object id
66444
Inventarnummer
object id
IV Af 3091
Titel (Museumsobjekt)
designation
Stuhl
Material
material
Holz, Farbmittel
Maße zum Objekt
dimensions
Höhe: 40,2 cm; Durchmesser: 42
Objektbezeichnung
designation
Hocker
Fundort/Herkunft
production place
Voreigentümer/in
prior owner
provenance
Meyer, Hans, Dr.
Ethnie/Sprachgruppe
ethnic attribution
Benin
Sammlung
department and institution
VK IV Afrika
Eingangsjahr
accession date
1925
Eingangsart
accession method
Kauf
Bild
images
rem/Maria Schumann
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