BENIN BRONZE IFE QUEEN MOTHER HEAD ,NIGERIA

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BENIN BRONZE IFE QUEEN MOTHER HEAD ,NIGERIA

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Sold Date: 05/27/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

BENIN BRONZE IFE QUEEN MOTHER HEAD ,NIGERIA
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Height:10 " Width:4" Deep: 5"
Material : brass
Age : aprox.20-40 y
About this tribe : The Benin kingdom was founded by the son of an Ife king in the early 14th century AD. The art of bronze casting was introduced around the year 1280. The kingdom reached its maximum size and artistic splendor in the 15th and 16th century. Following the bloody British punitive expedition to Nigeria in 1897, about three thousand brass, ivory and wooden objects were consigned to the Western world.The numerous brass heads and figures cast by Benin metalworkers were created for the royal palace, w a new oba would dedicate an altar to his predecessor. The heads were placed on the altars of kings, of brass caster corporation chiefs and dignitaries. Occasionally, a brass head was surmounted by a carved ivory tusk engraved with a procession of different obas.The altar functioned as a tribute to the deceased and a point of contact with his spirit. Using the bells and rattle stuffs to call the ancestor's spirit, the oba offered sacrifices to him and to the earth on the altar. The majority of figures represented court officials, equestrian figures, queens, and roosters. Despite the disappearance of the Benin kingdom, the Yoruba people living on its territory continued to produce artwork inspired by the great royal art of Benin.

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