Add to ORKGThe head is an idealized image of an oba, or king, of the Kingdom of Benin. portrait cast in bronze and placed on an altar at the palace. The altar constitutes an important site of palace ritual and is understood to be a means of incorporating the ongoing influence of past kings in the affairs of their descendants. The placement of brass heads on the ancestral altar is a vivid reminder of the oba\u27s role in successfully guiding the kingdom throughout his reign.https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/african-sculptures-and-masks/1023/thumbnail.jp
The existing hypotheses of the origins and chronology of Benin art, particularly the bas-relief wall...
These headdresses, also called ci wara, are carved to honor that original mythical being. Under Ci W...
This book explores the roles of contemporary urban shrines and their visual traditions in Benin City...
The mask is believed to have been produced in the early sixteenth century for the King or ObaEsigie,...
The Oba symbolizes the aspirations of a civilization at the highest level of authority. These sculpt...
Altar Head 8 1/2 high Circa 18th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy This head...
Altar Head 8 1/2 high Circa 18th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy This head...
Altar Head 8 1/2 high Circa 18th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy This head...
The standing figure object has specific names and meanings, The sculptures are for use in funerary r...
The life-size copper mask from Ife (Fig. 1), the ancient re-ligious center of the Yoruba in southwes...
The main function of the stool was not to serve as a seat, but rather as a receptacle for the chief\...
Executioner 42 high Circa 19th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy A standing ...
The head of a man is part of a group of over a thousand known sculptures identified with a site in t...
Executioner 42 high Circa 19th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy A standing ...
Executioner 42 high Circa 19th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy A standing ...
The existing hypotheses of the origins and chronology of Benin art, particularly the bas-relief wall...
These headdresses, also called ci wara, are carved to honor that original mythical being. Under Ci W...
This book explores the roles of contemporary urban shrines and their visual traditions in Benin City...
The mask is believed to have been produced in the early sixteenth century for the King or ObaEsigie,...
The Oba symbolizes the aspirations of a civilization at the highest level of authority. These sculpt...
Altar Head 8 1/2 high Circa 18th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy This head...
Altar Head 8 1/2 high Circa 18th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy This head...
Altar Head 8 1/2 high Circa 18th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy This head...
The standing figure object has specific names and meanings, The sculptures are for use in funerary r...
The life-size copper mask from Ife (Fig. 1), the ancient re-ligious center of the Yoruba in southwes...
The main function of the stool was not to serve as a seat, but rather as a receptacle for the chief\...
Executioner 42 high Circa 19th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy A standing ...
The head of a man is part of a group of over a thousand known sculptures identified with a site in t...
Executioner 42 high Circa 19th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy A standing ...
Executioner 42 high Circa 19th Century Benin, Nigeria, West Africa Bronze, Copper alloy A standing ...
The existing hypotheses of the origins and chronology of Benin art, particularly the bas-relief wall...
These headdresses, also called ci wara, are carved to honor that original mythical being. Under Ci W...
This book explores the roles of contemporary urban shrines and their visual traditions in Benin City...