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Caption | Ivory standing female figure on a square base holding a plain, broad C-shaped object in her proper right hand, with a center crest hairstyle, a representation of strands of beads at the neck, waist, wrists and ankles, an interlace motif on the sides of the base and scarification marks on the forehead and torso. The figure has an inlay in the proper left eye, forehead and a proper right forehead keloid. Date: 1800s. Record ID: nmafa_2005-6-3. |
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Creator | Benin kingdom court style, maker; Edo artist, maker |
Artwork medium | Ivory |
Credit | Smithsonian National Museum of African Art |
Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
Search stock images by keyword | Female figure Ivory standing square base holding plain broad proper hand crest hairstyle representation strands beads neck waist wrists ankles interlace motif sides scarification marks forehead torso Women Benin kingdom court style Leadership Trade Ancestral Shrine/Altar Men Edo artist |
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YSF000012 | 1,203 x 1,975 pixels | 309 |
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