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where
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Benin [kingdom]
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Head of a king
Belt masks cast from brass were worn by high-ranking members of palace society. While scholars consider these masks to be depictions of the king due to their rich decoration with coral beads, in Benin they are regarded as images of a defeated rebel dignitary.
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Cataloguing data
- Object type
- Belt mask (Hip mask)
- Dimensions
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Height: 17,3 cm
Width: 10,4 cm
Depth: 5 cm
Weight: 2 kg - Material/Technique
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Brass
- Current location
- Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Inventory number
- III C 7662 a
Provenance and sources
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Production
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Production
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when
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18th century-19th century.
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where
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Nigeria
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Collecting
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who
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Hale & Son - Former Possessors
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Description
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18th century to 19th century, commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; auctioned by the firm of Hale & Son, 1897; purchased by the Royal Museum of Ethnology, 1897.
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Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
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- CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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