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Ceremonial sword (even)
Data Provider
GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig
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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bini
Object type
Ritual object
Dimensions
116 x 26,5 x 28 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Iron
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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