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Royal sceptre or ceremonial sword

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This sword resembles an Eben sword from the Kingdom of Benin. However, it came to the Prussian Kunstkammer decades before the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin. Its shape suggests that it was created in the vicinity of the Kingdom of Benin. The sword appears to have been collected in "Palma", which could indicate that it was acquired near Cape Palmas in Liberia by Mr von Rauchhaupt.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Benin (?)
Object type
Royal sceptre or ceremonial sword
Dimensions
Height: 68 cm
Width: 23 cm
Depth: 2,7 cm
Material/Technique
Brass, Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 200

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1866
    where
    Nigeria
    Liberia (?)
    who
    Benin (?)
  • Collecting
    who
    Bruno von Rauchhaupt - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Bruno von Rauchhaupt 1866
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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