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Dignitary with eben sword
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Plastic
Dimensions
Höhe: 18 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 17,5 x 6,5 x 4,5 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 17,5 x 6,5 x 4,5 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 9891
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
who
Emil Holtmann - Collectors
Description
19th century, commissioned by the Igun Eronmwon or guild of brass casters in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin; acquired by Emil Holtmann, 1899.
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