Hip-pendant
Pendant Mask
AF2085
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2085 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Description | Pendant mask of human face with three vertical marks above each eye, wearing openwork cap with rosette ornaments at top and sides, cap, cheeks, and collar are openwork, eyelet flang. |
| Length | 14.4 cm |
| Width | 9.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 29808 - Dealer's Number |
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