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Ibori, Household Shrine of the Head2013.05.1891 (2013.05.1891)
12.94 x 8 cm (253 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...
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