Hip pendant

Description

Hip pendant of cast brass/bronze, fragment of U-shaped royal triad with an Oba (King) flanked by an attendant, wearing official regalia of deep coral neckbands and patterned kilts and below two frogs in relief, with traces of red pigment or clay: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin

Museum reference

A.1901.208

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Hip pendant

Production information

Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Style / Culture

Benin

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Associations

British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897

Links to other web pages

Digital Benin