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Head of a farmyard gnome
[Benin_Kingdom]
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Plastic
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 14,5 x 12 x 16 cm
Gewicht: 0,9 kg
Gewicht: 0,9 kg
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 12514
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
15th century -16th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
who
William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Collectors
Description
15th century - 16th century, commissioned by the Igun Eronmwon or guild of brass casters in the Kingdom of Benin; location and ownership until 1897 in the Kingdom of Benin currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown ownership after the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin; acquired by William D. Webster, 1901.
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