16th/19th century (?), possiby commissioned from the Royal Bronze-casting Guild (Igun Eronmwon) by the Royal Palace of Benin; [...]; 1897, possibly looted from Benin City during the military occupation of Benin; unknown date, purchased from a Benin Chief in Lagos by Hans Ernst Barth (1861-1920); 1907, gifted to the Museum der Kulturen Basel by Fritz Sarasin (1859-1942)