Oskar Kaiser was a merchant and locally active in Nigeria as a commercial agent in the export/import business, presumably with “colonial goods” and commodities. Kaiser traded in Lagos as “Oscar Kaiser & Co.” in 1915 and probably travelled regularly between Hamburg and West Africa. In correspondence he refers to the Hamburg-based business partner?) Paul Luck and writes of having brought items brack from Benin City himself. In 1904, he sold six objects from the Kingdom of Benin to the MARKK.
Eben-Zeremonialschwert
Unbekannte Werkstatt der Eisenschmiedegilde Igun Ematon / Königreich Benin, Nigeria, 19. Jh. (?) / Eisen / Ankauf von Oskar Kaiser, 1904, Inv. Nr. C 3956
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Eben Ceremonial Sword
Unidentified workshop of the Blacksmiths Guild Igun Ematon / Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 19th century (?) / Iron / Acquired from Oskar Kaiser, 1904, Inv. no. C 3956