200934 - Tribal used Bronze BENIN BINI EDO head - Nigeria.

Description

Nigeria: Tribal used Bronze
BENIN BINI EDO
head.
Height: 15 cm.
Despite the disappearance of the Benin kingdom, the Yoruba people living on its territory continued to produce artwork inspired by the great royal art of Benin.
For more than a thousand years the
kingdom
of
Benin
was a political power in the southern forests of present-day
Nigeria
. The bronzes of
Benin
are the outcome of a long tradition. The discovery of the
Benin
bronzes dates from 1897, when a British punitive expedition stripped the city of
Benin
of many objects, which were carried to
London
.
The heads were placed on the altars of kings, of brass caster corporation chiefs and dignitaries.
Royal altars were major shrines in the palace of the
oba
(king) of
Benin
.
They functioned as a tribute to the deceased and a point of contact with his spirit.
The
Benin
heads are assumed to portray
Benin
royalty. These works are distinguished in particular by their thicker casting and greater height and scale.
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