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Chair leg in relief depicting a Portuguese with a sword and umbrella, another sword and a pistol on his belt. A cannon under the umbrella and in the lower field.
Weight: 0,6 kg Height: 40 cm Width: 13,5 cm Depth: 1,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8069
Provenance and sources
Production
where
Benin [kingdom]
Production
when
19th century
where
Nigeria
Collecting
who
William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Former Possessors
Change of legal title: Acquisition
Description
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 between Feb. 1897 and 1898; acquired by the Museum of Ethnology from William D. Webster, 1898.
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Face mask
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Hourglass drum with snakeskin membrane
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Memorial head of a dignitary
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Altar of the hand
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Knives
Ikoro
Language: Bini
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Arm cuff
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Dignitaries
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Dignity rod
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Chain
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Trailer
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