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Judging by the clothing and the forehead tattoo, this is an Edo, but a person of no particular rank in the court hierarchy and thus one of the few depictions of Benin's non-courtly population. The hand position is unusual and its meaning unclear. As a brass sculpture, it probably stood on a memorial altar.
Weight: 8,9 kg Height: 45,1 cm Depth: 13,1 cm Width: 14,7 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8181
Provenance and sources
Production
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria
Collecting
who
Eduard Schmidt - Collectors
Change of legal title: Acquisition
Description
18th century - 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; collected by Consul Eduard Schmidt, employee of the Woermann line, between 1897 and 1898 in the territory of what later became colonial Nigeria; sold to the Königliches Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin, 1898.
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Bridal lamp
eda male
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Ogbonibund rod
Ẹgba
Language: Bini
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Arm ring
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Headdress of a priest
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"Fetish tree" (iron tree)
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Military dignitary
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Bronze plaque: military commander with armour, helmet, bell, necklace
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Sleeve (building jewellery)
daro
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Bowl
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