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Sound bar
The soft sound of these sticks was part of ceremonies to banish spiritual beings from the royal palace or the homes of dignitaries. The symbols depicted, snakes, catfish, Portuguese man o' war heads, crocodiles or lizards, refer to the sea god Olokun.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 27,5 x 4 x 4 cm
Gewicht: 328 g
Gewicht: 328 g
Material/Technique
Brass, Copper (?), Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8082
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
who
William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Former Possessors
Description
Commissioned from the Igun Eronmwon brass foundry guild in the Kingdom of Benin in the 18th or 19th century; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession between Feb. 1897 and 1898; acquired by the Museum of Ethnology from William D. Webster, 1898.
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