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Bronze tubes
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Bronze tubes
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 1,2 x 7,5 x 1,9 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 18946

Provenance and sources

where
Benin [kingdom]

when
19th century (?)
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin [Königreich]

who
Oscar Kaiser - Former Possessors

Description
19th century(?), 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; in unknown possession after the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin; acquired by Oscar Kaiser, 1904.

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