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Osun rod
Upper part of an Osun bar with birds and chameleons
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Plastic
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 59 x 36 x 30 cm (Lagermaß)
Höhe: 60 cm
Höhe: 60 cm
Material/Technique
Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 12376
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
who
H. Schaumburg - Collectors
Description
18th century - 19th century, commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by the Museum für Völkerkunde from H. Schaumburg, 1900.
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