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Trophy head

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Trophy heads differ from royal memorial heads in that they lack a cap made of coral beads. Only the coral chains around the neck indicate the high rank of the sitter. They are therefore interpreted as trophy heads depicting powerful people who have been defeated.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Plastic
Dimensions
Weight: 4,7 kg
Height: 21,5 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Width: 16,5 cm
Material/Technique
Brass, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8527

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    18th century-19th century.
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Restituted to the NCMM in 2022
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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