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Object type
Knives
Dimensions
Gewicht: 0,27 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 1,6 x 27,5 x 7 cm
Objektmaß: cm L: 27 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 10869

Provenance and sources

where
Benin [kingdom]

when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]

who
Meyer, Hans - Former Possessors
William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Collectors

Description
18th century - 19th century, commissioned work 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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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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