Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 51239
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| Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 51239 | |
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| Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 51239 | |
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 | Bell |
| Description | With clapper. Rectangular cone. Carrying handle. 3 sides with open giter, 1 with face, 1 closed. Probably souvenir, since lattice bells did not occur in classical Benin. |
| Type | Idiophone |
| Materials | Brass casting/ yellow casting, Very pure brass with extremely high zinc content, no tin, low lead content, extremely low trace element concentrations and significantly increased cadmium value |
| Size, Dimensions | Height: 28.5 cm |
| Dating of Object | late 19th century |
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 | 51239 |
| Collector | Arthur Johannes Otto Jansen Speyer (III); Dealer |
| Acquisition date | 1974 |
| Circumstances of acquisition | - 1958?: Familie Speyer - 1974: Städtisches Völkermuseum, Frankfurt; Purchase from Familie Speyer for 900 DM |
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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 | bell |
| Materials | metal; brass |
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Dataset
| ID | 1229 |
| last Change | 2022-02-03 11:42:17 |
| License | Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main |