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GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig
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Object type
Container
Dimensions
5,5 x 28,5 x 11,5 cm
Material/Technique
Ivory
carved, decorated
Object genre
Container
Current location
GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Inventory number
MAf 34575 a, b

Provenance and sources

when
Kingdom of Benin, before 1897, probably 18th cent.
where
Federal Republic of Nigeria
who
unbekannt - Makers

where
Benin [kingdom]
Provenance
Meyer, Hans (1858-1929); collector | Webster, William Downing (1868-1913); dealer

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