Depictions of dignitaries with eben swords | Photographer: Jörg von Bruchhausen
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Depictions of dignitaries with eben swords
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Arm cuff
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 14,3 x 11 x 11 cm
Gewicht: 1044 g
Gewicht: 1044 g
Material/Technique
Brass, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8074
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land]
who
William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Former Possessors
Description
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 ownership after Feb. 1897; acquired by William D. Webster, 1898.
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