Trophy head | Photographer: Claudia Obrocki
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Trophy head
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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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Plastic
Dimensions
Gewicht: 4,7 kg
Objektmaß: 21,5 x 16,5 x 20 cm
Objektmaß: 21,5 x 16,5 x 20 cm
Material/Technique
Brass, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8527
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
Description
Restituted to the NCMM in 2022
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