Unidentified
Face Mask Hip Ornament (uhunmwaun-ekhue)
circa 16th-19th century
Category
Culture
Edo: Benin Kingdom
Place Made
Nigeria
Materials
Bronze, iron
Measurements
7 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in (17.78 x 12.54125 x 4.445 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.184
Description
Bulbous lips; flared nostrils; wide eyes; ruffled collar with circular openwork pattern at perimeter; small ears; barrel vaulted headdress with openwork mesh front and three protruding seedpod decorations; inset pupils; mounted on black square rounded and base.