Standing Male Executioner Figure

Edo

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Caption

Edo. Standing Male Executioner Figure, 19th or 20th century. Copper alloy, 19 5/16 × 6 5/16 × 2 9/16 in. (49 × 16 × 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.70. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Edo

Title

Standing Male Executioner Figure

Date

19th or 20th century

Geography

Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

19 5/16 × 6 5/16 × 2 9/16 in. (49 × 16 × 6.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos

Accession Number

56.6.70

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