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Depiction of a cockerel, solid, possibly filled with sand like III C 19209.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Animal sculpture
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 35 x 30,5 x 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

where
Benin [kingdom]

when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin (?) [Königreich]

who
Ilse Petersen - Collectors

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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