Oba Figure
The art of Benin is associated with royalty.
BRN-18
Nigeria
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Gallo Okukor
Okukor is the name given to these bronze roosters by Benin's naivos.
BRN-19
Head of Queen Mother Iyoba
Head portrait of a queen mother iyoba, realistic style, characterized by the thin cast layer of just 3 mm thick.
BRN-20
Head of Queen Mother Iyoba
Representation of a queen mother iyoba head on a pedestal.
BRN-21
Head of Oba
The commemorative heads seem to date back to the time of Ogiso, when the rulers of heaven ruled.
BRN-22
Oba Hunting
Magnificent representation of an Oba dressed in his hunting dress. in the company of a leopard.
BRN-23
Queen’s Head
Queen's head made by the procedure of lost wax. His hairstyle is adorned by five rows of coral pearls.
BRN-24
Head of Oba
Oba head performed by the procedure of lost wax.
BRN-27
Head of Oni
Ife's art is characterized by the beauty and balance of its lines and by a penetrating realism and serenity that seems to…
BRN-28
Head of Oni
Ife's art is characterized by the beauty and balance of its lines and by a penetrating realism and a swrenity that seems…
BRN-29
Head of Oba
Little head of Oba, afrivan bronze, brass, light patina. The back has a hole intended to receive an elephant tusk.
BRN-30
Head of Oni
Ife's art is characterized by the beauty and balance of its lines and by a penetrating realism and serenity that seems to…
BRN-31
Queen of Ife
Queen head of small dimensions that realistically presents all the beauty traits of the Yoruba woman.
BRN-32
Head of Oni
Ife's art is characterized by the beauty and balance of its lines and by a penetrating realism and serenity that seems to…
BRN-33
Oni De Ife
Unpublished and rare statue of an Oni de Ife. One of the few statues known to the present whole body.
BRN-37
Knight Portuguese
Magnificent exhibition of the art of foundry mastered to perfection by the artists of Benin.
BRN-38
Oba de Benin
Beautiful exhibition of the realistic art of Benin.
BRN-40
Queen of Benin
Once again, the realism of the art of Benin's castors is confirmed by this figure of queen.
BRN-41
Couple of Ibedjis
In the case of ”ibeji“ In Yoruba, ” “ibedji” means “twin”, if one or both twins die, the mother, on the advice…
GML-10
Ibedji Female
In the case of ”ibeji“ In Yoruba, ” “ibedji” means “twin”, if one or both twins die, the mother, on the advice…
GML-9
Queen Mother Society Mmwo
Majestic, ancient and great female statue, touched with the characteristic hairstyle of the masks of the Mmwo society.
EFM-9
Facial Mask
It is a mask of a male secret society used in a dance held during a ceremony in honor of the young…
MFANT-88
Women with Offerings Cup
The Yoruba statues of cup bearers are related to divination, serving for a part of a cup of offerings and welcome cup…
EFM-17
Priestess
A woman kneeling with her hands on her thighs, near the rhodollas, in a position to pray.
EFM-18
