Figure

Description

Commemorative head of an Oba (King), of cast brass/bronze, hollow with large opening in the top, decorated with elaborate winged headdress and coral beads on a base decorated with royal symbols of leopards and mudfish: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1898.381

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure

Production information

Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Benin

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Associations

British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897

Exhibitions

• Artistic Legacies (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

Links to other web pages

Digital Benin

On display

national museum of scotland »
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world cultures, artistic legacies