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Ceremonial sword (even)

Data Provider
GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig Show original at data provider

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

  • Production
    when
    Kingdom of Benin, before 1897, probably 17th/18th cent. century.
    where
    Federal Republic of Nigeria
    who
    unbekannt - Makers
  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
Provenance
Meyer, Hans (1858-1929); collector | Webster, William Downing (1868-1913); Dealer

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