Hand Coil
https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.188
While this looks like a bracelet, it wasn’t worn around a wrist. A chief or titleholder grasped this “hand coil” vertically during the annual Iguẹ festival, during which such men reaffirm their relationship to the Ọba, whose mystical powers are strengthened. An image of a man’...
Artifact
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id
148196
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| citation |
citation
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| rights |
rights
CC0
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q79928313"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1975.188
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.188/1975.188_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.188/1975.188_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.188/1975.188_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
Technique
Copper alloy
Medium
Copper alloy
Genre
Tools and Equipment
Department
African Art
Relations
belongs_to