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Benin [kingdom]
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Carved elephant tusk from a royal memorial altar
Carved elephant tooth with royal marks (close-up)
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Cataloguing data
- Object type
- Elephant tusk (Ivory tusk)
- Dimensions
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Weight: 5,6 kg
Height: 9,5 cm
Width: 102 cm
Depth: 20 cm - Material/Technique
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Ivory
- Current location
- Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Inventory number
- III C 7650
Provenance and sources
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Production
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Production
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when
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18th century - 19th century
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where
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Nigeria
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Collecting
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who
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Hale & Son - Former Possessors
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Description
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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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Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
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