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6 small bells, the surface of which is decorated with circular reliefs. Small eyelets on the bells (D: approx. 1 cm).

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 3 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Width: 2 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 10935 a-f

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    18th century-19th century.
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin
  • Collecting
    who
    Siegfried Jaffé - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Commissioned probably in the Kingdom of Benin in the 18th or 19th century; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by the Museum für Völkerkunde from Siegfried Jaffé, 1900.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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