MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Künste der Welt
Identifikationsnummer: C 2411
Institution media
11 images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Emwiegbe
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
English designation
Charm
Bird of Prophecy Figure
Category
Figures
Provenance
L. Pagenstecher & Co.
Lembcke, C.
Lembcke, John
LocationHamburg, Germany
Institution data
Internal Data I (ger)
MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Künste der Welt
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Last Updated: 2022-06-10
Language: German, English
IdentifikationsnummerObject ID
C 2411
TitelDesignation
Anhängerfigürchen: Wahrsagevogel
MaterialienMaterial
ANORGANISCH/Metall/Gelbguß
Heutiges Staatsgebiet des HerstellungsortesProduction Place
Afrika/Westafrika/Nigeria/Benin-Reich
Provenienz/NamePrior Source, Provenance
Lembcke
Provenienz Objektitinerar Akteure Orte DatenProvenance
John Lembcke
Provenienz/AffiliationProvenance
L. Pagenstecher & Co.
Provenienz/CountryProvenance
Germany
Provenienz/Date of BirthProvenance
19.03.1873
Provenienz/Date of DeathProvenance
unknown
Provenienz/First NameProvenance
John
Provenienz/NoProvenance
25
Provenienz/Place of BirthProvenance
Provenienz/Place of DeathProvenance
unknown
Provenienz/ProfessionProvenance
Merchant
Provenienz/Role-Function/0Provenance
Consignor
Provenienz/Role-Function/1Provenance
Provenienz/SexProvenance
male
Provenienz/Short BiographyProvenance
John Lembcke (1873-?) originally came from Mecklenburg and was a Hamburg merchant. He worked as an agent for the trading company L. Pagenstecher & Co. in southern Nigeria. The company maintained several branches in Cameroon and Nigeria and traded raw rubber, among other things.Lembcke was probably employed at a branch of the firm in Warri, from where he went to nearby Benin City. There, he found objects which he eventually brought to Hamburg. Between 1899 and 1905, he sold 40 objects from the Kingdom of Benin to the museum.
Provenienz/StreetProvenance
Hammmerlandstr. 75 II (Address Mrs. C. Lembcke, widow)
Provenienz/TownProvenance
Hamburg
Hersteller kulturhist. HerkunftsgesellschaftEthnic Attribution
--/Edo
Heutiger Aufbewahrungsort SammlungDepartment and Institution
Museum am Rothenbaum. Kulturen und Künste der Welt (MARKK)
AkquisitionsdatumAccession Date
1899
Alte Inventarnummer
Inventurdatum
23.07.2009
Label Text (deu)
Anhängerfigur eines Wahrsagevogels Unbekannte Werkstatt der Bronzegießergilde Igun Eronmwon / Königreich Benin, Nigeria, 19. Jh. / Gelbguss / Ankauf von John Lembcke, 1899, Inv. Nr. C 2411
Label Text (eng)
Pendant Figurine: Bird of Prophecy Unidentified workshop of the Bronze Casters Guild Igun Eronmwon / Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 19th century / Brass / Acquired from John Lembcke, 1899, Inv. no. C 2411
Maße
Höhe: 16,90 cm; Breite: 7,70 cm