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Group of figures (sculpture)

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"Group with a male and a female figure, between them a snake. Both figures completely unclothed with tattoos, which do not speak against Benin; the man is holding a shotgun, the woman a club. Unusually crude work cast in a lost mould, with the original cast skin still visible almost everywhere. If the indication Benin is correct, it is a very late piece, perhaps cast after 1897. H. 16 cm. 'Benin'"

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Object type
Group of figures (sculpture)
Dimensions
Objektmaß: H: 10,1 cm, G.: Kg
Height: 10 cm
Width: 8,5 cm
Depth: 3,5 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27494

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin (?)
  • Collecting
    who
    H.E. Rogers - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    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 possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by H.E. Rogers, 1909.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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