EditorialARTE AFRICANO. NIGERIA. SIGLO XVI. CABEZA EN BRONCE DE UN OBA del antiguo Reino de Ben?n. Museo de Arte Nelson-Atkins (The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art). KANSAS CITY. Estado de Missouri. Estados Unidos.
EditorialARTE AFRICANO. NIGERIA. SIGLO XVI. CABEZA EN BRONCE DE UN OBA del antiguo Reino de Ben?n. Museo de Arte Nelson-Atkins (The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art). KANSAS CITY. Estado de Missouri. Estados Unidos.
EditorialTwo figures of jurisdiction, man and woman, with spikes to be stuck into the ground to the right and left of the " Oba" or king of Beninwhen sitting in judgement. From Benin H: 28, 25 cm.
EditorialIdiophone: Iyoba Striking Gong, 18th?19th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Ivory, H. 12 1/4 x W. 1 7/8 x D. 1 3/4 in. (31.1 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm), Bone/Ivory-Musical Instruments, Hand-held clappers commemorate an important event in Benin histor...
EditorialHead of an Oba, ca. 1550, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Bronze, H x W x D: 8 3/8 x 7 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (21.3 x 18.4 x 21 cm), Metal-Sculpture.
EditorialHead of an Oba, 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 9 1/4 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 in. (23.5 x 21.9 x 22.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a wov...
EditorialPlaque: Equestrian Oba and Attendants, 1550?1680, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 19 7/16 x W. 16 1/2 x D. 4 1/2 in. (49.5 x 41.9 x 11.4 cm), Metal-Sculpture, Over the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries a remarkable serie...
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