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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Höhe x Durchmesser: 17 x 6,2 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 12534
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, possibly commissioned by the brass foundry guild Igun Eronmwon in the Kingdom of Benin; in unknown possession before 1897; 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.
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