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Benin [kingdom]
Photographer: Martin Franken | Rights management: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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Leopard head
In Beninese art, leopards symbolise the extraordinary power of the king. They were worn as belt masks by military personnel of various ranks. This not only applied to the brass masks, but probably also to the ivory leopard mask. For a long time, ivory objects were reserved exclusively for the king. However, in the 18th century, following a crisis in royalty, this privilege was extended to the ezomo and the iyase, the two senior military leaders.
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Cataloguing data
- Object type
- Belt mask
- Dimensions
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Height: 20 cm
Depth: 5,5 cm
Width: 10 cm - Material/Technique
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Ivory
, ivory
- Current location
- Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Inventory number
- III C 12536
Provenance and sources
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Production
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Production
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when
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17th century-18th century.
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where
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NigeriaBenin
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Collecting
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who
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Fr. Lüttge - Collectors
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Description
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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 ownership after Feb. 1897; acquired by Mrs Lüttge, 1901.
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Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
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- CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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