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Coconut half with carving

Half of a coconut shell, carved. Depicted is a person in a long beaded robe with bent arms. In his right hand is a ceremonial sword "ebere" with a ring handle and a headdress made of upright feathers. To the side and below the figure are insignia of power known from Benin (snake, rectangular stool, sword of judgement "ada"). Inscription "HARESEGIE" (reference to Oba Esegie?).

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Coconut half with carving
Dimensions
Objektmaß: L: 14,5 cm B: ca. 9 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 21935 a

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
    19th century, commissioned work in the Kingdom of Benin; probably owned by Oba Ovonramwen or his circle in exile until ca. 1908; acquired by Max von Stefenelli around 1908; donated by M. von Stefenelli to the Königliches Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin, 1908.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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