Hip pendant

Description

Hip pendant of cast brass/bronze in the form of a leopard head mask with iron pupils: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin

Museum reference

A.1897.295

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Hip pendant

Production information

Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Date

Pre 1897

Style / Culture

Benin

Materials

Bronze, Brass, Iron

Physical description

Cast bronze, pupils of iron

Associations

British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897

Links to other web pages

Digital Benin