EditorialBracelet, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group, 18th century (?), Nigeria, Lower Niger River region, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group, Brass, D. 3 x Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.6 x 7.9 cm), Metal-Ornaments.
EditorialKneeling Male Figure (Onile) Smoking a?Pipe, 18th19th?century, Brass, 12 13/16 ? 5 1/8 ? 4 3/4 in. (32.5 ? 13 ? 12?cm), Paired onil? figures, representations of the co-owners of an ?sugb? house, are a symbol of unity within a lodge. The kneeling postur...
EditorialJanus?Plaque, 18th19th?century, Brass, 12 13/16 ? 10 1/16 in. (32.5 ? 25.5?cm), This plaque representing a human face was originally affixed to a wooden headdress with a second face, creating a janus image. The headdress has been used in water-spirit w...
EditorialFigural?Group, 18th19th?century, Brass, 9 7/16 ? 7 7/8 ? 2 9/16 in. (24 ? 20 ? 6.5?cm), This triad is closely related to a powerful representation within the art of the Benin Kingdom called the royal triad, in which two attendants support the arms of t...
EditorialBracelet, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group, 18th century (?), Nigeria, Lower Niger River region, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group, Brass, D. 3 x Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.6 x 7.9 cm), Metal-Ornaments.
EditorialBracelet, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group, 15th19th century, Nigeria, Lower Niger River region, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group, Brass, H. 5 11/16 x Diam. 4 3/4 in. (14.4 x 12.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments.