Image Title:
Bracelet: Equestrian and Standing Figures
Note:
"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." The Met
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991
Medium:
Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay
Source:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
Jewelry - Bracelets - Benin - cufflike - Oba - Chiefs - Edo peoples
Date:
1815–97
Rights:
Public Domain
Image:
SA-JWY-29
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