Crest mask
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| Caption | Cast copper alloy cone shaped mask with a human face, crocodiles issuing from the nostrils and snakes descending from the top projection. A relief of mud fish is scattered on the lower portion of the head and the mask is inlaid with iron in the eyes and in two vertical bars on the forehead. The rim of the neck opening is edged with a herringbone braid. Date: 1700s. Record ID: nmafa_2005-6-2. |
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| Creator | Benin kingdom court style, maker; Edo artist, maker |
| Artwork medium | Copper alloy, iron |
| Credit | Smithsonian National Museum of African Art |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Crest mask Cast copper alloy cone human face crocodiles issuing nostrils snakes descending projection Benin kingdom court style Mudfish Men Edo artist |
| Stock image ref | Size | Views |
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| YSF000011 | 1,176 x 2,000 pixels | 250 |
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