Archival Documents archive icon

Archival Documents

Access to archival documents is a pivotal expansion from the catalogue. Just as the historic Benin objects are dispersed across institutions globally, so are the relevant archival materials. Although not comprehensive, these documents are identified and brought together by Digital Benin, and selected for their relevance to the study of the historic objects and the history of the Benin Kingdom.
Document types
Loading...
+ Add filter (0)
Institutions
Loading...
+ Add filter (0)
Actors
Loading...
+ Add filter (0)
Specific objects
Loading...
+ Add filter (0)
Object groups
Loading...
+ Add filter (0)
Locations
Loading...
+ Add filter (0)
Production date
Loading...
Loading...
Image
Type
Institution
Mentioned objects
Actors
Date
Correspondence
Specific objects: 26
Object group: Aken'ni Elao, Isanrẹn, Ikoro, Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ, Uhunmwu elao ọghe Iy’ọba , Uhunmwu-Elao, Ivbiotọ, Ama
Source: -
Target Francke, Theodor
Mentioned: Ankermann, Bernhard
1898
Inventory
Specific objects: 2
Object group: Ama, Ikpin, Okpia
Source: -
Target -
Mentioned: Bey, Heinrich, Ankermann, Bernhard, Knorr, Carl Heinrich Eduard, Heger, Franz, Rautenstrauch, Eugen, Schmidt, Eduard, Zimmerman, Hagen, Karl, Städtisches Museum Braunschweig, Museum Fünf Kontinente, Munich, Webster, William Downing
1898
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Target Webster, William Downing
Mentioned: Meyer, A. B., Webster, William Downing, Ankermann, Bernhard, Grünwedel, Albert
1898
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Ẹkpẹn
Source: Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Target Webster, William Downing, Giglioli, Franco
Mentioned: Giglioli, Franco, Rautenstrauch, Eugen, Ankermann, Bernhard
1899
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Target General-Verwaltung der Königlichen Museen
Mentioned: Siemens, Alexander, Ankermann, Bernhard
1905
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: Stevens, John Crace
Target Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Mentioned: Stevens Auction Rooms, Ankermann, Bernhard
1906
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: Grünwedel, Albert
Target General-Verwaltung der Königlichen Museen
Mentioned: Ankermann, Bernhard, Umlauff, Heinrich
1904
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: Ẹkpẹn, Ama
Source: Bey & Co.
Target Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Mentioned: Strumpf, S. , Ankermann, Bernhard
1904
Memorandum
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Target -
Mentioned: Schmidt, Eduard, Ankermann, Bernhard
1899
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Target -
Mentioned: Rogers, H. E. , Ankermann, Bernhard
1912
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: -
Target -
Mentioned: Ankermann, Bernhard
1922
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: Jaffé, Siegfried
Target Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Mentioned: Rawson, Harry Holdsworth , Ankermann, Bernhard
1901
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Target -
Mentioned: Webster, William Downing, Grünwedel, Albert, Ankermann, Bernhard, Bascom, William Russell
1901
Correspondence
Specific objects: 1
Object group: Ama
Source: Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Target -
Mentioned: Bey & Co., Webster, William Downing, Ankermann, Bernhard, Grünwedel, Albert
1901
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: -
Target -
Mentioned: Ankermann, Bernhard, Grünwedel, Albert
1902
Correspondence
Specific objects: 0
Object group: -
Source: Schmeltz, Johannes Dietrich Eduard
Target Luschan, Felix Ritter von
Mentioned: Ankermann, Bernhard, Grünwedel, Albert
1902