![Large Benin Edo Style Bronze Mask Nigeria African Tribal Art Figure 15\](img-large/g/rHMAAeSwweRqnYM3/s-l1600/Large-Benin-Edo-Style-Bronze-Mask-Nigeria-African-.jpg "Large Benin Edo Style Bronze Mask Nigeria African Tribal Art Figure 15\")
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Large Benin Edo Style Bronze Mask Nigeria African Tribal Art Figure 15\":
$467.50
The overall design is strongly reminiscent of the metalworking and artistic traditions associated with the Edo peoples and the historic Kingdom of Benin in present-day southern Nigeria.
Details
- Culture/Style: Benin / Edo style
- Region: Nigeria, West Africa
- Material: Bronze/metal
- Height: Approximately 15\"
- Width: Approximately 9\"
- Depth: Approximately 6\"
- Type: African mask / ethnographic sculpture
- Color: Dark bronze/brown with gold-toned highlights
Traditional & Cultural Context
Metal masks and related sculptural forms are associated with the artistic and ceremonial traditions of the Benin/Edo region. Benin was renowned for sophisticated lost-wax metal casting, producing commemorative, ceremonial, and court-related objects.
