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Ivory armlet. Edo peoples, Benin, Nigeria, 15th-16th CE. This armlet is worn by the Oba (king) of Benin in ceremonies in which he wears a coral costume, dances with a ceremonial sword and carries a gong. The Oba is represented on the armlet with mudfish legs and his hands raised to the sky, thus linking him with the great god Olokun, ruler of the sea. Ivory, diam. 10.5 cm. Inv. AF1910.0513.3.
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British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART178098
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Public
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1917px × 2509px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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15th century CE
16th century CE
Armlet
Benin Culture
Edo Culture, Nigeria
Fish
Ivory
Oba, Benin