Armlet

29-93-3

From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom

Curatorial Section: African

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Native Name Ikoro
Object Number 29-93-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Edo (Africa)
Provenience Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Culture Area Edo (Africa) | Southern Nigeria
Creator Unknown Artist
Date Made Late 18th or 19th century CE
Section African
Materials Ivory
Technique Carved
Description

Carved cylindrical armlet with figures of Portuguese men (Europeans) and leopards. Surface worn.

Width 12.4 cm
Outside Diameter 8.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927

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