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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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Cataloguing data

Object type
Elephant tusk (Ivory tusk)
Dimensions
Weight: 6,5 kg
Height: 10,5 cm
Width: 107,5 cm
Depth: 27 cm
Material/Technique
Ivory
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 7648

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    18th century-19th century.
    where
    Nigeria
  • Collecting
    who
    Hale & Son - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    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.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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