Aken'ni Elao

Language: Bini
Language: Bini
Ivory tooth with relief carving
Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
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Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
altar components
Dimensions
133 x 1790 x 445 mm
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 2014
Other number(s)
RJM 1897/01

Provenance and sources

where
Nigeria
historical: Kingdom Benin
Africa -> West Africa -> Nigeria

when
1897
where
Benin City
who
Lieutenant Searl
Source(s)
Brief Eugen Rautenstrauch 1899-09-05

when
Not clarified
where
London
who
Londoner Sportclub - Sellers
Theodor Rautenstrauch (1873 - 1907) - Buyers
Source(s)
Brief Eugen Rautenstrauch 1899-09-05

when
1899-19-05
where
Cologne
who
Naturhistorisches Museum Köln - Recipients

when
1901
where
Cologne
who
Naturhistorisches Museum Köln - Former Possessors

when
2022-15-12
where
Cologne
who
Stadt Köln
Bundesrepublik Nigeria - Recipients
Description
Transfer of ownership with subsequent to remain in the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum on loan for 10 years (until 2032-15-12)
Source(s)
Vereinbarung über die Rückgabe von Benin-Bronzen zwischen der Stadt Köln und der Bundesrepublik Nigeria

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