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An Edo Messenger Staff

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Item Details

Description

Figürlicher Botenstab
Edo, Nigeria
Mit Sockel / with base
Gelbguss. H 102 cm.

Provenienz:
Denise David (1928-2011), Zürich.

Thermolumineszenz-Altersbestimmung: 100 Jahre (+/- 20 %).

Höfischer Stab der lt. gängiger Meinung ein Insigne der königlichen Gesandten und Staatsboten, deren Aufgabe es unter andrem war, die Entscheidungen des Königs zu überbringen.

Weiterführende Literatur:
- Plankensteiner, Barbara (2007). Benin. Könige und Rituale. Höfische Kunst aus Nigeria. Gent: Snoeck Publishers. S. 476.
- Kecskési, Maria (1982). Kunst aus dem alten Afrika. München: Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde. S. 167.

CHF 1 000 / 3 000
EUR 860 / 2 580

Condition

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An Edo Messenger Staff

Name: An Edo Messenger Staff
SKU: 110146032
Price: 1500 CHF
Availability: InStock

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