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Deutsch: Unbekannter Owo-Künstler, Königreich Owo.
English: Undefined Owo artists, Kingdom of Owo.
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Deutsch: Anhängermaske aus Elfenbein mit einem stark stilisierten Königskopfes mit Perlenkrone und je drei Stammeszeichen oberhalb der Augen, die als Einlegearbeit mit einem dunkleren Material eingearbeitet sind.
English: Pendant mask carved of ivory with a highly stylised king's head with a crown of pearls and three tribal signs above each eye, inlaid with a darker material.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium Ivory / Elfenbein
institution QS:P195,Q675774
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68.38:1
Place of creation
Deutsch: Königreich Owo, Ifon District,(Nigeria)
English: Kingdom of Owo, Ifon District, (Nigeria)
Object history
Deutsch: Geraubt, nachdem britische Truppen im Februar 1897 das Königreich Benin niederwarfen. Bis 1913 im Besitz der Frau von Captain William A. C. Cockburn der Coast Protectorate Force. Erworben 1968. Resitution 2022.
English: Looted after British troops crushed the Kingdom of Benin in February 1897. Owned by the wife of Captain William A. C. Cockburn of the Coast Protectorate Force until 1913. Acquired 1968. Resitution 2022.
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Source/Photographer Self-photographed by User:Bullenwächter Andreas Franzkowiak, Halstenbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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