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1992.20.1

Modern brass casting of the Oba of Benin in full regalia, carrying an eben ceremonial sword in his right hand.

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1992.20.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Modern brass casting of the Oba of Benin in full regalia, carrying an eben ceremonial sword in his right hand.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Benin
Cultural groups
Edo
Person
Field collector H. O. Mohammed
PRM source Eunice R. Tattersall
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1980
Date collected
1980
Acquisition information
Donated: 08/1992
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Height 610 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1992.20.1
Research and responses

Not listed in An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art, by Philip J. C. Dark (Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1982). [JC, undated; JC 2 6 2007]

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