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Depiction of a hen

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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
Objektmaß: H: 17,5 cm
Height: 18 cm
Width: 20 cm
Depth: 9 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Iron, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 19209

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin (?)
  • Collecting
    who
    Paul Bieger - Former Possessors
    Hermann Held - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    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.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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