Head of the Oba (Updated over a year ago)

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BENIN Anonymous: Originally held an ivory tusk carved with stories of the deceased ruler. It was used as part of an ancestor altar.

Tags: african (west) , benin , early modern , head , ruler head of state , sculpture

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 24, 2007.

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