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The sound stick was used during the Ugie Oro ceremony. It commemorates an event from the reign of King Esigie (early 16th century), who killed a bird because of a false prophecy.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 26 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Width: 13 cm
Weight: 0,512 kg
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 12535

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    18th century - 19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin
  • Collecting
    who
    Fr. Lüttge - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    18th century - 19th century, commissioned by the brass foundry guild Igun Eronmwon in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by the Museum für Völkerkunde from Fr Lüttge, 1901.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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