Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum Köln: 12375
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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 | Ceremonial staff |
| Description | |
| Type | |
| Materials | wood, vegetable fibre; snail shell (cowrie), fibre |
| Size, Dimensions | H.121,50cm D. 6.3cm |
| Dating of Object |
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 | Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum Köln |
| Museum Inv.-No | 12375 (190410) |
| Collector | William Ockelford Oldman, London based dealer in ethnographic objects |
| Acquisition date | 14.07.1904 |
| Circumstances of acquisition | purchase |
| Notes | Oldman purchased "Benin Ceremonial Staff" according to his business books (s. Originalnr.) on 10.8.1903 from Rogers (Info by Tim Teuten 2012). |
Current ownership status and location
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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 | staff |
| Materials | wood |
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Dataset
| ID | 66 |
| last Change | 2021-05-24 00:00:00 |
| License | Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum Köln |