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Language: Bini
Language: Bini

Ceremonial sword

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
ceremonial swords
Dimensions
1000 x 230 x 181 mm
Material/Technique
Iron alloy; mammal tooth, tusk; wood; fibre, vegetable; skin, animal
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 49
Other number(s)
RJM 1901/09 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    historical: Kingdom Benin
    Africa -> West Africa -> Nigeria
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa
  • Restitution (cultural policy)
    when
    2022-15-12
    where
    Cologne
    who
    Stadt Köln
    Bundesrepublik Nigeria - Recipients
    Description
    Transfer of ownership with subsequent to remain in the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum on loan for 10 years (until 2032-15-12)
    Source(s)
    Agreement on the return of Benin bronzes between the City of Cologne and the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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