Uhunmwu-Elao

Language: Bini
Language: Bini

Memorial head of an Oba

Contact the institution
Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
heads (representations)
Dimensions
240 mm
Material/Technique
Copper alloy
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 17974
Other number(s)
RJM 1906/12 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    late 17th century
    where
    Nigeria
    historical: Kingdom Benin
    Africa -> West Africa -> Nigeria
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa
  • Change of physical control or legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    1906-08-09
    who
    F. Smith - Sellers
    Theodor Rautenstrauch (1873 - 1907) - Buyers
  • Restitution (cultural policy)
    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)
    Agreement on the return of Benin bronzes between the City of Cologne and the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED

Related objects

This content was machine-translated
Version: 2.5 / 7.5