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Staff of office
Emissaries of the king or dignitaries wore such brass staffs as a sign of their authority. Their lower part is flat like a blade and decorated with embossed motifs. On the upper part, the handle, there are small heads or figures.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Staff of office
Dimensions
Gewicht: ca. 0,4 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: ca. 93 x 3,5 x 3,5 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: ca. 93 x 3,5 x 3,5 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8072 b
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
who
William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Former Possessors
Description
Commissioned from the Igun Eronmwon brass foundry guild in the Kingdom of Benin in the 18th or 19th century; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession between Feb. 1897 and 1898; acquired by the Museum of Ethnology from William D. Webster, 1898.
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