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Female Figure with Snakes

Dahomey

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Caption

Dahomey. Female Figure with Snakes, late 19th century. Copper alloy, gilt, height (including tripod): 5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 37.366. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Dahomey

Title

Female Figure with Snakes

Date

late 19th century

Geography

Place made: Benin

Medium

Copper alloy, gilt

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

height (including tripod): 5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm)

Credit Line

A. Augustus Healy Fund

Accession Number

37.366

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Artists and makers

Dahomey

1 work in the collection