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Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 18946
Provenance and sources
Production
where
Benin [kingdom]
Production
when
19th century (?)
where
Nigeria
Benin
Collecting
who
Oscar Kaiser - Former Possessors
Change of legal title: Acquisition
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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Human head with large face
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Knives
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Memorial head of an Oba
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Snake head, palace jewellery
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Shard of a crucible
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Amulet
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Nigeria - Musique Hausa
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Medicine
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Leopard head
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Plaque with ekpokin holder
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