Figure; cast brass over clay core; standing male on rectangular base with left hand on hip, right hand bent at elbow holding hooked object, has banded head ornament with projection on left side above ear; wears skirt with damage at base exposing core; figure appears to be blackened by fire; height: 18 .5 cm
Donor:
Alvin O. Pierce
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Nigerian; Bini (Benin)
Culture or time period:
Bini Tribe
Collector:
Alvin O. Pierce
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Clay
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)