Cassette with lid (and hinge)
Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 4.0 InternationalCassette with lid (and hinge)
Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 4.0 InternationalCassette with lid (and hinge)
Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 4.0 InternationalCassette with lid (and hinge)
Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 4.0 International
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Cassette with lid (and hinge)
A richly decorated with stylized ornaments (flowers?) and abstract patterns cassettte with lid and hinge. The number 4, often found in the rosettes in relief, symbolizes the cardinal points, times of day, the 4-day week common in southern Nigeria at the time, and the god Olokun. It testifies to the high status of the owner. Text: Dietmar Neitzke.
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
Behälter
Dimensions
Länge: 18 cm, Breite: 11 cm, Höhe: 10 cm
Material/Technique
Copper alloy, Brass
Driven, moulded, chiselled, riveted, Forged
Driven, moulded, chiselled, riveted, Forged
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
037233
Provenance and sources
Provenance
Albert Hoffa was a friend of Dr Anton Lübbert, who was also a collector of the Linden Museum and a doctor in German Southwest Africa. The latter also obtained Benin objects for Hoffa.The previous owner of these objects was Adolph Heemke, who worked as a merchant in West Africa and worked for the Hamburg company H. Bey & Co. which acquired objects directly in Benin and sent them to Germany where they were sold. Text: Markus Himmelsbach.
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