Image Size: 24" x 36" (inches)
Medium: Multimedia, Collage On Wood
Price: $800
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| Artwork & Photography Copyright of "KiiLL" 01.08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Music by: "Angelique Kidjo" | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: "Big Brass Head" (Benin, Nigeria) Image Size: 24" x 36" (inches) Medium: Multimedia, Collage On Wood Price: $800 |
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| ABOUT ARTWORK | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin rulers (or oba) were credited with great metaphysical and spiritual power, their authority being reinforced by traditions of handsome heads (uhumwelo, uhunmwun-eluo) of brass placed on ancestral altars...These heads serve as potent visual refrences to each rulers destiny (ehi), authority, wisdom, success, edge, intelligence, character, judgment, and family leadership...Royal ceremonies were performed each year to strengthen the kings head...Distinguished by their thicker casting and greater height and scale, these heads are assumed to portray Benin royalty...ENJOY! | ||||||||||||||||
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