Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 08134
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| Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 08134 | |
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| Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 08134 | |
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| Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 08134 | |
Object description
This information was provided by the German museum where the object is currently located or where it was located prior to restitution.
| Object Name | Plaque, house ornament |
| Description | 2 leopard heads. "Symbol of unlimited royal power in Benin." (Fagg) PUBL Luschan 1919: I, 267f Struck 1923 in: ZfE, 161 Vatter Ernst: Religiöse Plastik der Naturvölker. Ffm 1926: Abb. 31 und p. 178 Rachewiltz 1960: Afrikanische Kunst. Abb. 22 Fagg, William: Bildwerke aus Nigeria. 1963. Tfl. 43 Plastik der Afrikaner. Abb. 32 |
| Type | Part (Building) |
| Materials | Brass casting/Yellow casting; brass with high zinc content, very low tin content, slightly elevated lead content and elevated trace element concentrations. |
| Size, Dimensions | Length: 44 cm |
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Museum / Collection / Acquisition
This information was provided by the German museum where the object is currently located or where it was located prior to restitution.
| Museum | Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main |
| Museum Inv.-No | 08134 |
| Collector | Ernst Lippert |
| Acquisition date | 1907 |
| Circumstances of acquisition | - […]: Ernst Lippert - 1907: Städtisches Völkermuseum, Frankfurt; Purchase from Ernst Lippert |
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Categorization for the search functions
This information was included by the German Contact Point for Collections from Colonial Contexts and is intended to make the object easier to find in the database.
| Object Type | relief |
| Materials | metal; brass |
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Dataset
| ID | 1181 |
| last Change | 2022-02-03 11:42:17 |
| License | Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main |