Ceremonial Oba Mask
| This is an ivory mask of a type worn, probably around the neck,
by the Oba (or king) during the Emobo ceremony. It is said to show
the Queen Mother Idia, mother of Oba Esigie, who ruled Benin in the
16th century. Copyright © The British Museum (probably 16th century) |
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