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Height: 35 cm Width: 30,5 cm Depth: 11 cm Objektmaß: H: 35 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Iron, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 20080
Provenance and sources
Production
where
Benin [kingdom]
Production
when
19th century
where
Nigeria
Benin (?)
Collecting
who
Ilse Petersen - Collectors
Change of legal title: Acquisition
Description
19th century, commissioned by the Igun Eronmwon or guild of brass casters in the Kingdom of Benin, possibly in the interregnum after 1897; if made before 1897, probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by Ilse Petersen, 1905.
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Brass arm ring
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Women's loom
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Magnificent sword
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Memorial head of a king
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Door mat
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Relief
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
Language: Bini
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Hip mask with Oba or Iyoba head
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Relief plaque
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Lid basket
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