Cleveland Museum of Art

Ancestral Commemorative Head (uhunmwun-elao)

Unknown artist

possibly mid-1500s or early 1600s

Type: Sculpture
Medium: Copper alloy and iron
Dimensions: Overall: 29.9 x 21.6 x 20.4 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)
Culture: Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
Credit: Dudley P. Allen Fund

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