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Ivory Staff with Queen Mother (Iyoba)
18th century | William Downing Webster
This Ivory Staff with Queen Mother (Iyoba) 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.


This Ivory Staff with Queen Mother (Iyoba) 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.
Collection:
William Downing Webster (1868 - 1913) DNBarrow_outward
Accession via:
Georg Haas (1841 Schlaggenwald - 1914 Schloss Mostau, Westböhmen) DNBarrow_outward
Time:
18th century
Entry Date:
1899
Object Name
Ivory Staff with Queen Mother (Iyoba)
Culture
Edo, Benin Kingdom
Material/technology:
Ivory
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Invs.
64726
Provenance
W.D. Webster Nr. 6428
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