A BENIN HEAD for the ancestral altars, uhumwelao, with carved feather to the side of the beaded cap, four wood insets to the forehead (one missing), collar carved as seven rows of coral beads, carved tresses each side terminating in pierced loops, chips and cracks

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A BENIN HEAD for the ancestral altars, uhumwelao, with carved feather to the side of the beaded cap, four wood insets to the forehead (one missing), collar carved as seven rows of coral beads, carved tresses each side terminating in pierced loops, chips and cracks
54cm. high
Provenance
Dr. G.I. Jones

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