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where
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Benin [kingdom]
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Brass vessel
The two bands with the braided band motif are indications that this vessel belonged to a royal altar. The feet refer to Ofoe, the messenger of the god of death Ogiuwu.
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Cataloguing data
- Object type
- Brass vessel
- Dimensions
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Weight: 7,2 kg
Height: 36,6 cm
Width: 18,2 cm
Depth: 15,8 cm - Material/Technique
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Brass
- Current location
- Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Inventory number
- III C 9959
Provenance and sources
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Production
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Production
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when
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18th century - 19th century
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where
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NigeriaBenin
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Collecting
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who
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William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Collectors
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Description
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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 1899; acquired by the Museum of Ethnology from William D. Webster, 1899.
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Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
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