Chair leg (Leg of a chair) | Photographer: Jörg von Bruchhausen
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Chair leg (Leg of a chair)
Chair leg in relief depicting a king or high dignitary with sword and gong; two barrels in the lower field, the usual form of packaging for trade goods until the 19th century.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Chair leg (Leg of a chair)
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 39 x 14 x 1,5 cm
Gewicht: ca. 0,6 kg
Gewicht: ca. 0,6 kg
Material/Technique
Wood , Metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8067
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land]
who
William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Former Possessors
Description
19th century, commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession between Feb. 1897 and 1898; acquired by the Museum of Ethnology from William D. Webster, 1898.
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