Jewelry

Bracelet Equestrian and Standing Figures

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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