Memorial head · Nigeria, Benin · ID: 3052413
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Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSize
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
Wooden shrine heads were allowed to sit on the altars of chiefs and important individuals as opposed to the copper alloy heads that were exclusively used by the royalty of Benin.
The object Memorial head with the object ID 3052413 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 298.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 37, ill. 88