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Cock

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Cock on a round base, missing head. Richly carved. An uncarved cylindrical extension protruding upwards from the centre of the body. Half of the base has a plaited pattern.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Animal sculpture
Dimensions
Objektmaß: H: 45,5 cm D: 21 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 18075

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin
  • Collecting
    who
    Fenton & Sons - Antiquities, Armour - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    19th century, commissioned 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 Feb. 1897; acquired by the Museum of Ethnology from Fenton & Sons, London, 1904.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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