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Horn
Photographer: Jörg von Bruchhausen | Rights management: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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Bell
According to the seller, the bell comes from the property of the last king of Benin, Ovonramwen.
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 20 cm
Depth: 9 cm
Width: 10 cm
Depth: 9 cm
Width: 10 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 21923
Provenance and sources
Production
where
Benin [kingdom]
Production
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria
Benin
Collecting
who
Max von Stefenelli - Collectors
Change of legal title:
Acquisition
Description
18th century - 19th century, commissioned by the Igun Eronmwon or guild of brass casters in the Kingdom of Benin; presumably owned by Oba Ovonramwen in exile until ca. 1908; acquired by Max von Stefenelli around 1908, presumably from Oba Ovonramwen; donated by M. von Stefenelli to the Königliches Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin, 1908.
Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
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