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File:West African flag RMG L4479.tiff

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Deutsch: Unbekannte, vermutlich Volk der Itsekri.
English: Undefined, probably Itsekri people.
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Description
English: West African flag

West African flag probably Itsekri. A red wool bunting flag with a linen hoist, machine sewn with a rope halyard attached. The design is applied in white fabric with painted details, representing a naked man decapitating another with a sword. The flag was said to have been brought back by Admiral F. W. Kennedy from the 1897 Benin expedition. 'Kennedy' is inscribed on a paper label attached to the rope.
The Itsekri people acted as middle men between the Edo people of Benin in the interior and the Europeans on the coast - the Edo would not cross or travel on waterways.

The Benin expedition was launched in reprisal against an attack on a British mission in the service of Niger Coast Protectorate by forces of the Oba of Benin. It was a combined naval and military operation under the command of Rear-Admiral Harry Holdsworth Rawson C.B. with local troops and carriers. The towns of Guato and Sapobar were attacked by detached forces while the main part of the expedition marched on Benin. The town was captured and accidentally burnt. Oba Overami, was exiled to Calabar where he died in 1914. The famous Benin bronzes were removed as reparations by the British.
Deutsch: Westafrikanische Flagge

Westafrikanische Flagge, wahrscheinlich der Itsekri im Nigerdelta. Fahne aus rotem Wolltuch mit einem Leinenstreifen, maschinell genäht und mit einem Seilfall versehen. Das Motiv ist auf weißem Stoff gemalt auf der Fahren angebracht. Es stellt einen nackten Mann dar, der einen anderen mit einem Schwert enthauptet. Die Flagge soll von Admiral F. W. Kennedy von der Benin-Expedition 1897 mitgebracht worden sein. „Kennedy“ steht auf einem Papieretikett, das an dem Seil befestigt ist.
Die Itsekri fungierten als Mittelsmänner zwischen dem Volk der Edo von Benin im Landesinneren und den Europäern an der Küste, da die Edo keine Wasserstraßen überqueren oder befahren wollten.

Die Benin-Expedition wurde als Vergeltung für einen Angriff auf eine britische Mission im Dienste des Niger-Küsten-Protektorats durch Truppen des Oba von Benin gestartet. Es handelte sich um eine kombinierte Marine- und Militäroperation unter dem Kommando von Konteradmiral Harry Holdsworth Rawson C.B. mit lokalen Truppen und Trägern. Die Städte Guato und Sapobar wurden von dorthin entsandten Truppen angegriffen, während der Hauptteil der Expedition auf Benin vorrückte. Die Stadt wurde erobert und versehentlich niedergebrannt. Oba Overami wurde nach Calabar verbannt, wo er 1914 starb. Die berühmten Benin-Bronzen wurden von den Briten als Reparationsleistung requiriert.
Date before 1897
date QS:P571,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Wool, Fabric, Paint
Dimensions height: 3,505.20 mm (11.50 ft); width: 1,727.20 mm (68 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,3505.2U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,1727.2U174789
Notes Hand sewn repairs.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/557
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Acquisition Number: MR1968-24
WAFN: 115
dossier number: item-foreign flags
id number: AAA0557
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Flags

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