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Cock
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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Ethnologisches Museum
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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
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin [Königreich]
who
Fenton & Sons - Antiquities, Armour - Former Possessors
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.
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