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Staff of office

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Emissaries of the king or dignitaries wore such brass staffs as a sign of their authority. Their lower part is flat like a blade and decorated with embossed motifs. On the upper part, the handle, there are small heads or figures.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Staff of office
Dimensions
Height: 80,2 cm
Width: 2,2 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Length: 24,5 cm
Length: 80 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 7670

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    18th century-19th century.
    where
    Nigeria
  • Collecting
    who
    Hale & Son - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    18th century to 19th century, commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; auctioned by the firm of Hale & Son, 1897; purchased by the Royal Museum of Ethnology, 1897.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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