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where
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Benin [kingdom]
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Depiction of a hen
Depiction of a hen, 2 iron nails stuck in the base. Body filled with sand.
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Cataloguing data
- Object type
- Animal sculpture
- Dimensions
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Objektmaß: H: 17,5 cm
Height: 18 cm
Width: 20 cm
Depth: 9 cm - Material/Technique
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Bronze, Iron, Brass
- Current location
- Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Inventory number
- III C 19209
Provenance and sources
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Production
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Production
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when
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19th 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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Paul Bieger - Former PossessorsHermann Held - Collectors
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Description
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Commissioned by the Igun Eronmwon or Guild of Brass Casters in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; owned by Hermann Held before 1905; sold to the Royal Museum of Ethnology in Berlin, 1905.
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Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
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- CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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