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Carved elephant tusk from a royal memorial altar
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Carved elephant tooth with royal marks (close-up)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Elephant tusk (Ivory tusk)
Dimensions
Weight: 5,6 kg
Height: 9,5 cm
Width: 102 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Material/Technique
Ivory
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 7650

Provenance and sources

where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century - 19th century
where
Nigeria [Land]
who
Hale & Son - Former Possessors
Description
Royal commission to the Guild of Ivory Carvers in the Benin Kingdom in the 18th century or 19th century, probably as part of a royal memorial altar; by inheritance to Oba Ovonramwen (ca. 1857-1914; r. 1888-97), Royal Palace, Benin City; looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; auctioned by the firm of Hale & Son, 1897; purchased at auction by the Royal Museum of Ethnology, 1897.

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