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Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 12537
Provenance and sources
Production
where
Benin [kingdom]
Production
when
18th century - 19th century
where
Nigeria
Benin
Collecting
who
Fr. Lüttge - Collectors
Change of legal title: Acquisition
Description
18th century - 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 für Völkerkunde from Fr Lüttge, 1901.
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Ceremonial sword
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Arm cuff
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Ceremonial sword
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iku
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iku
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