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Staff of office
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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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Staff of office
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 80,2 x 2,2 x 2 cm
Länge: 24,5 cm (Griff)
Länge: 80 cm (gesamt)
Länge: 24,5 cm (Griff)
Länge: 80 cm (gesamt)
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 7670
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
who
Hale & Son - Former Possessors
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.
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