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Hip pendant

Description

Hip pendant of cast brass inlaid with iron, in the form of the head of a leopard, a symbol of Benin Kingship: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1941.25

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Hip pendant

Production information

Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Benin

Materials

Brass, Iron

Physical description

Cast brass inlaid with iron

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

Links to other web pages

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