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Weaving sword (tool for weaving)
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Weaving sword (tool for weaving)
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 97 x 4,5 x 1,5 cm
Länge x Breite: 97 x 4 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 7626

Provenance and sources

where
Benin [kingdom]

when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land]

who
Fenton & Sons - Antiquities, Armour - Former Possessors

Description
Commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin before 1897; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; owned by Fenton & Sons until 1998; sold to the Königliches Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin, 1898.

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