Photographer: Jörg von Bruchhausen | Rights management: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 InternationalPhotographer: | Rights management: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 InternationalPhotographer: Jörg von Bruchhausen | Rights management: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
Bird
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.
This content was machine-translated
Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum
Show only fields containing data
Cataloguing data
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 26 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Width: 13 cm
Weight: 0,512 kg
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
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century - 19th century
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
who
Fr. Lüttge - Collectors
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.
Information about the record
Legal status metadata
Related objects
Language: Unknown language
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
This content was machine-translated