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Commemorative Head of a Queen Mother
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Standort
This Commemorative Head of a Queen Mother is part of the historical collections from the Benin Kingdom, in present-day Nigeria. In 1897, the kingdom was conquered and Oba (king) Ovonramwen banned into exile. The loot from the royal palace was then sold through the art market to finance the conquest in retrospect. Many of these objects today constitute European collections.
Object data
Inv. No.
64698
Collection
Object Name
Commemorative Head of a Queen Mother
Accession via
Georg Haas (1841 Schlaggenwald - 1914 Schloss Mostau, Westböhmen) - GND
Collection
William Downing Webster (1868 - 1913) - GND
Accession Date
1899
Culture
Material
Brass
Cultural Patronage
Cultural Patronage
Das Weltmuseum Wien dankt Herrn Matthias Vavra sehr herzlich für die übernommene Patenschaft!
