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Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 01155




Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 01155




Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 01155




Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 01155

Object description
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Object Name	Plaque, house ornament
Description	Plaque with depiction of a fan, 2 rosettes, on the background blossoms and punctuations. "Considering the time at which the plaques were made - and this one may be datable to c. 1600 - the technique of making a fan has remained the same to the present day." (Dark p. 107) "Olokun designs, found on plaques ... ebe-ame (River leaf) ... owen iba ede ku (the sun never misses a day). ... The quatrefoil represents river leaves which are used by Olokun priestesses in curing rites." (Ben Amos 1980: 28f) LIT Dark 1973: An introduction to Benin art and technology. Abb. 186 Ben Amos 1980: The art of Benin. London Pitt Rivers Cat. Pl. XLII, 323
Type	Part (Building)
Materials	Brass casting/yellow casting; Brass with high zinc content, very low tin content, slightly increased lead content
Size, Dimensions	Length: 58 cm; Width: 38.1 cm
Dating of Object

Museum / Collection / Acquisition
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Museum	Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Museum Inv.-No	01155
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Acquisition date
Circumstances of acquisition	- […]: Unknown - 1905/1906: Städtisches Völkermuseum, Frankfurt; Acquisition from unknown

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Object Type	relief
Materials	metal; brass
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ID	1177
last Change	2022-02-03 11:42:17
License	Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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