Catalogue
ObjectID
291945
Institution
musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
English designations
Staff of Office
Categories
Musical Instruments
Ceremonial Objects
Staffs
Location
37 Quai Branly, 75007 Paris, France

Provenance

5 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
1932 (approximate)
The object is known to have come into contact with Louis Carré, later in Paris.
Purchase
December 16, 1978
The object was purchased by Paris Musée national des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie (MNAAO) through Hôtel Drouot in 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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Auction Catalogue
musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Auction Catalogues
Date
December 16, 1978

Institution data

musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
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Last updated: 2022-09-27
Language: french
Institution fieldValue
Numéro d'objet
object id
73.1978.6.1
ObjectID
object id
291945
Tri titres
designation
Manche de chasse-mouches
Description
description
Représentant l'Oba en tenue de cérémonie, debout sur un socle carré, bras repliés devant l'abdomen. Partie inférieure sculptée d'entrelacs ; de section carrée, elle est creuse jusqu'à hauteur du socle et percée de trous qui servaient à fixer les crins du chasse-mouches ; traits du visage érodés ; Nombreuses fissures et craquelures ; main gauche manquante ; base lacunaire.
Matériaux et techniques
material
production technique
Ivoire d'éléphant
Dimensions
dimensions
34,5 x 5,5 x 4 cm
Date
date made
18e siècle
Toponyme
production place
Afrique > Afrique occidentale > Nigéria
Unité patrimoniale
production place
Afrique
Provenance historique
provenance
Autres numéros : 78.6.1 : MNAAO - Inventaire. Vente Drouot 16/12/1978
Culture
ethnic attribution
Royaume de Bénin
Ethnonyme
ethnic attribution
Edo
Date d'entrée dans les collections nationales
accession date
1978-12-28 00:00:00
Mode d'entrée
accession method
Achat avec préemption
Statut de l'objet
display status
Inscription à l'inventaire
Bibliographie
bibliography
Références publiées
bibliography
Catalogue de la Vente du 16/12/1978 à Drouot, Loudmer-Poulain S.C.P., n° 46 & reprod. couleurs Bassani, Ezio, Ivoires d'Afrique dans les anciennes collections françaises , catalogue de l’exposition, musée du quai Branly, 19 février- 11 mai 2008, Paris, Actes Sud, musée du quai Branly, 2008.
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 musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Donateur
Usage
Manche de chasse-mouche
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