Reg No.
III 6311
Edo designations
English designations
Bracelet
Categories
Contextual Objects: Beyond Benin
Location
Münsterpl. 20, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
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Bracelet

Provenance

3 events
Production
unknown to 1924
The object was produced in Benin City.
Unknown
unknown to 1924
The object is known to have come into contact with Leopold Rütimeyer.
Gift
1924
The object was given as a gift by Leopold Rütimeyer to the Museum der Kulturen Basel with its destination in Basel.

Related archival documents

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Annual Report
Museum der Kulturen Basel
Reports on the Ethnographic Collections
Date
January 1, 1924

Institution data

Museum der Kulturen Basel
The data was transferred directly through the Swiss Benin Initiative.
Last updated: 2022-07-04
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Reg No.
object id
III 6311
Object name and materials
designation
Bracelet
Material
material
metal alloy
Dimension/s
dimensions
H. 2 cm W. 6 cm L. 7.5 cm
Provisional dating
date made
unknown
Creditline
prior source
Gift from Leopold Rütimeyer
Provenances
provenance
Date of production unknown, possibly produced in Benin City or surrounding provinces; 1897 possibly looted from Benin City during the British military occupation of Benin; [...]; unknown date Franz H Rolle, Berlin; until 1924 Leopold Rütimeyer; 1924, gifted to the Museum der Kulturen Basel by Leopold Rütimeyer
Institution
department and institution
MKB Museum der Kulturen Basel
Institution acquisition date
accession date
1924
Additional IDs
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