Bracelet: Equestrian and Standing Figures
Unknown
1815–97 · Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
The oba and chiefs of Benin wear pairs of ornate bracelets at palace festivals. Long and cylindrical, these cufflike ornaments may be made of either ivory or brass and display imagery reflecting the exalted status of their bearers. This bracelet is a pair with 1991.17.77.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1815–97
- Medium
- Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay
- Culture
- Edo peoples
- Department
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991
