oba head, unrecorded Bini artist

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unrecorded Bini artist, oba head
unrecorded Bini artist, oba head
unrecorded Bini artist
oba head
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Bini artist, artist
oba head, late 1800s–1975
Where object was made: Nigeria
Material/technique: brass
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 30.5 x 21.5 x 25.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 12 x 8 7/16 x 10 1/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenneth Palmer
Accession number: 2007.3043.a
Not on display
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Archive label for Palmer collection exhibit, date unknown:
While Queen Mother heads were usually ordered cast by the Oba to honor the living personnage, the heads of the Oba themselves were commemorative of past rulers. There were set up on altars, tusks inserted into their tops in some cases, and the current Oba would thus worship in the presence of his predecessors' images.