Representation of Portuguese | Photographer: Jörg von Bruchhausen
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Representation of Portuguese
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Arm cuff
Dimensions
Allgemein: 12,00 x 8,00 x 8,00 cm
Gewicht: 567 g
Gewicht: 567 g
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 10867
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
Description
19th century, commissioned by the Igun Eronmwon or Guild of Brass Casters in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown ownership after the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin; purchased by Hans Meyer from William D. Webster, 1899; exchanged with Hans Meyer, 1899.
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