Hip-pendant
Pendant Mask
AF2086
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2086 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography | Leopard |
| Description | Leopard head pendant mask. Pendant bail behind each ear. Oval shaped pendant depicting leopard with leaf shped ears, almond shaped eyes, whiskers represented by three vertical lines on each cheek, spots represented by circles and stippling, mouth paarted to reveal incisors and four canine teeth. Eyelets decorate chin. |
| Height | 15.2 cm |
| Width | 7.1 cm |
| Depth | 2.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 29798 - Dealer's Number |
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