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Human sculpture

Male, with shouldered rifleCondition: rifle bent.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Human sculpture
Dimensions
Objektmaß: H: 19 cm
Height: 19 cm
Width: 6,5 cm
Depth: 5 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 34410
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin (?)
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    19th century - 20th century, commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin, possibly after 1897; if created before 1897, ownership before 1897 currently unknown and possibly looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown ownership before 1934; acquired by Ernst von Carnap-Quernheimb, 1934.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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