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Group of figures (sculpture)
"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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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Group of figures (sculpture)
Dimensions
Objektmaß: H: 10,1 cm, G.: Kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 10 x 8,5 x 3,5 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 10 x 8,5 x 3,5 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27494
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin (?) [Königreich]
who
H.E. Rogers - Collectors
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.
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