Associatie/beschrijving (online getoond)description Ronde, gesloten armring, met in hoogreliëf gestileerde afbeeldingen van een slang en een kameleon.
Naast de cilindervormige armbanden gebruiken de Oba en chiefs ook armringen, die bij gewone gelegenheden gedragen kunnen worden. Deze exemplaren zijn nie
Verzamelgeschiedenis (toelichting)provenance The 1295 series was bought from W.D. Webster on 9 May 1901.
In a letter from 21 July 1901 Webster mentions that he has sent ‘a number of specimens’ to the museum and asks for swift payment because of his impending move to ‘a large house in London’. On the back of the letter series RV-1295 is listed with price calculations (LdnRMV_A01_034_00376).
The ‘dagboek’ (diary) states lists that 11 pieces have been bought from Webster in London, among which several Benin pieces, in May 1901 (LdnRMV_A03_008_0006).
Interestingly, in the correspondence, the diary, and in Webster’s final price list only 11 objects are mentioned. It seems that the missing object, RV-1295-12, described as a bronze model axe on top of a bird’s head, was not present in the original acquisition list. However, it is mentioned in the inventory book, so it is possible this was a late addition to the purchase (LdnRMV_A03_047_0078).
(Excerpt based on Provenance no. 2 'The Benin collections at the National Museum of World Cultures' written by Rosalie Hans with Annette Schmidt, 06-01-2021).
Publicaties over het objectbibliography Marquart, J., 'Die Benin-Sammlung des Reichsmuseums für Völkerkunde in Leiden'. Veroffentlichungen des Reichsmuseums für Völkerkunde in Leiden. Serie II nr. 7. Leiden: Brill, 1913.
For more information about the provenance, see <a href="https://issuu.com/tropenmuseum/docs/2021_provenance_2__benin__e-book" target="_blank"> Provenance #2 – the Benin collections at the National Museum of World Cultures </a> (NB: Issuu uses cookies).