Ancestral Commemorative Head (uhunmwun-elao)
possibly mid-1500s or early 1600s
Overall: 29.9 x 21.6 x 20.4 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1938.6
Brass heads are among many objects a new Ọba commissions when dedicating a shrine to their predecessor. This head of an Ọba wears layered necklaces of royal coral beads. Tubular beads adorn both the netted cap and slender braids alongside his temples. While representing an ind...
Sculpture
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117905
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accession
1938.6
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Terms
Culture
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
Technique
Copper alloy and iron
Medium
Copper alloy and iron
Genre
Sculpture
Department
African Art
Relations
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