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Ceremonial sword
(even)
Data Provider
GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig
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Cultural attribution
Bini
Object type
Ritual object
Dimensions
116 x 26,5 x 28 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Iron
moulded, riveted, Forged
moulded, riveted, Forged
Object genre
Ritual object
Current location
GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig,
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Inventory number
MAf 34551
Provenance and sources
when
Kingdom of Benin, before 1897, probably 17th/18th cent.
century.
where
Federal Republic of
Nigeria
who
unbekannt - Makers
where
Benin [kingdom]
Provenance
Meyer, Hans (1858-1929); collector |
Webster, William Downing (1868-1913);
Dealer
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