Unidentified

Ancestral Commemorative Head

circa 1600-1750

Category
Culture
Edo: Benin Kingdom
Place Made
Nigeria
Materials
Terracotta
Measurements
7 1/2 x 5 x 6 1/8 in (19.05 x 12.7 x 15.5575 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.143
Description

Broken at neck with wide banded simulated coral collar; full cheeks and lips; broad nose; prominent eyes with four vertical parallel scarifications over each eye; stylized thatch-like hairdo; large round opening top of head through piece to neck; traces of red terra cotta point.