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Standing Altar Figure

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Edo
MEDIUM Copper alloy, beads
  • Place Made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
    • DATES late 19th or early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 7 5/16 × 2 1/2 in. (18.5 × 6.3 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 70.152.10
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milton Gross
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Standing altar figure one of a pair. Sword in right hand. Wears cap helmet. Figure wears a seven strand necklace around his throat. Three strands of beads fall on chest. Wears a skirt with a zigzag design. Hands enlarged.
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