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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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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Animal sculpture
Dimensions
Objektmaß: H: 17,5 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 18 x 20 x 9 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 18 x 20 x 9 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Iron, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 19209
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin (?) [Königreich]
who
Paul Bieger - Former Possessors
Hermann Held - Collectors
Description
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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