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Osuan with Emuru
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The priest Osuan can be recognised by the cone-shaped top of his headdress, which only the king and some dignitaries were allowed to wear. The long whips he carries in his hand are used to ward off evil forces during sacrifices. On the plate, he is accompanied by an emuru, recognisable by the rattle with a ram's head.

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Object type
Relief plaque
Dimensions
Gewicht: ca. 3 kg
Objektmaß: 42,5 x 26 x 10,8 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8265

Provenance and sources

where
Benin [kingdom]

when
16th century
where
Nigeria [Land]

who
Meyer, Hans - Collectors

Description
16th cent, commissioned by Oba Esigie (r. 1517-1550) or his son Oba Orhogbua (r. 1550-1570), royal palace, Benin City; by inheritance to Oba Ovonramwen (ca. 1857-1914; r. 1888-97), Royal Palace, Benin City; looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; purchased by Hans Meyer, between 1897 and 1898; donated to the Royal Museum of Ethnology in Berlin, 1899.

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