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Sceptre

Entry in the main historical catalogue: (bronze sceptre)" Desgl. probably Yoruba 'Aschanti'" Shape: A man between five birds Condition: Good.KB-116

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ashanti
Object type
Sceptre
Dimensions
Height: 44 cm
Width: 11,5 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 23970

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    who
    Yoruba
    Ashanti
  • Collecting
    who
    William Ockelford Oldman (1879 - 1949) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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