Depiction of catfish and crocodile heads | Photographer: Martin Franken
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Depiction of catfish and crocodile heads
Brass bracelet with embossed crocodile heads and catfish, alternately superimposed.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Arm cuff
Dimensions
Gewicht: 472 g
Objektmaß: 13,7 x 9,6 x 9 cm
Objektmaß: 13,7 x 9,6 x 9 cm
Material/Technique
Brass, copper alloy
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 23971
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
who
William John Ansorge (1850 - 1913-10-31) - Collectors
Description
Commissioned from the Igun Eronmwon brass foundry guild in the Kingdom of Benin in the 18th or 19th century; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown ownership after Feb. 1897; acquired in a village near Benin City by W.J. Ansorge before 1905; auctioned by J.C. Stevens, 1909.
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