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Language: Bini
Language: Bini

Arm ring

Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
armlets
Material/Technique
Copper alloy
Current location
Not clarified
Inventory number
RJM 5269
Other number(s)
RJM 1902/19 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    historical: Kingdom Benin
    Africa -> West Africa -> Nigeria
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa
  • Change of physical control or legal title:
    Commission
    when
    1902
    where
    London
    who
    J.C. Stevens - Contractors
    Description
    The collection donated by Rautenstrauch from the estate of W. D. Webster and was apparently sold by the auctioneer sold by the auctioneer J. C. Stevens
  • Change of physical control or legal title:
    Auction
    when
    1902-03-06
    where
    Stevens' Auction Rooms, London
    who
    J.C. Stevens - Auctioneers
    Theodor Rautenstrauch (1873 - 1907) - Buyers
    Source(s)
    Cat. Unique Collection of Benin Bronzes. J. C. Stevens, the 3rd day of June, 1902
  • Change of physical control or legal title:
    Research desideratum
    Description
    The whereabouts of this object are currently unknown.

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