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An ivory mask from Benin, Nigeria worn by the Oba of Benin on ceremonial occasions
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Head (Uhunmwun Elao), Nigeria, 18th/early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
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Commemorative Head, Nigeria, Probably mid-17th/mid-18th century. Creator: Unknown
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A Courtesan Followed by Two Girl Attendants, ca. 1690-1751. Creator: Nishikawa Sukenobu
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Two Women Reclining on the Floor of a Room and Reading a Book, ca. 1730., ca. 1730
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Style of the Dancer, first half of 18th century., first half of 18th century
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Lady Interrupting Her Lover, who is Playing the Shamisen. Creator: Nishikawa Sukenobu
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An ivory mask from Benin, Nigeria worn by the Oba of Benin on ceremonial occasions
This mask was worn by the Oba of Benin at the waist on ceremonial occasions. It represents an ancestor or predecessor
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Lady Playing Shamisen, with Her Lover and Attendant Nearby. Creator: Nishikawa Sukenobu
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A Fon bocio, with tiny calabashes of medicine intended to empower the hand of the
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A plaque showing an entrance to the palace of the Oba of Benin (detail)
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A plaque depicting a hunter, possibly a Portuguese soldier, armed with a crossbow
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Detail of the lid of an ivory salt cellar around the base of which are figures of
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A Benin ivory box showing two Portuguese soldiers fighting beside a slaughtered dragon
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An ivory salt cellar around the base of which are figures of Portuguese noblemen
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A Fon bocio, accumulating and binding together powerful objects to aid its maker
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The chains on this Fon bocio, a powerful accumulation of secret objects, symbolize
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A Fon bocio, a powerful accumulation of secret objects, wrapping a monkey skull
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A plaque showing an entrance to the palace of the Oba of Benin (detail)
A plaque showing an entrance to the palace of the Oba of Benin (detail). The entrance has a turret on which is a python, king of snakes and messenger of the god Olukun, ruler of the seas. The pillars supporting the turret have representations of the Portuguese. The door is flanked by four attendants, two on each side. Country of Origin: Nigeria. Culture: Edo. Date/Period: possibly 17th century. Place of Origin: Benin. Material Size: Brass, h=52cms. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive / Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin. Location: 09
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A powerful medicinal object, known as a bocio, accumulating a variety of animal
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This almost life-size altar image is of the cult god Gu, to whom was attributed the
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At his coronation each Fon king received a group of praise names determined by the
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The late Oba Akenzua II in full regalia, including a coral garment and headpiece
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Sword ceremony of Chief Okonghae Ogiamwen, performed in the shrine in the palace courtyard
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Chiefs and court officials participating in one of the major royal and civic rituals of Benin City
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At his coronation each Fon king received a group of praise names determined by the
At his coronation each Fon king received a group of praise names determined by the divination sign cast for him by the royal Fa diviner. Court art such as this lion from the royal palace in Abomey generally represented the power of the king through an aspect of these names. Country of Origin: Benin Republic. Culture: Fon. Place of Origin: Southern Benin. Material Size: Wood. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive / Allan Brandt Collection. Location: 51
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A terracotta head from the ancestral shrine of a leading member of the brass casting guild
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A plaque depicting a servant collecting fruit, one of many which decorated the palace
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A brass plaque from the palace of the Oba of Benin, depicting three of the naked
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Benin brass plaque from the palace, depicting an Oba on horseback supported by two retainers
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A figure of a hornblower or trumpeter such as would have been part of the retinue
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