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Hip pendant

Description

Hip pendant of cast brass/bronze, U-shaped royal triad of an Oba (King) standing flanked by his two attendants, wearing official regalia of deep coral neckbands and patterned kilts with three frogs below, which refer to the Oba's dual identity as Olokun the water god: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin

Museum reference

A.1908.393

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Hip pendant

Production information

Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Style / Culture

Benin

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Associations

Olokun
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

Links to other web pages

Digital Benin

On display

national museum of scotland »
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world cultures, artistic legacies

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