Title
A terracotta head from the ancestral shrine of a leading member of the brass casting guild
Caption
A terracotta head from the ancestral shrine of a leading member of the brass casting guild, The Oba of Benin maintained strict control over the use of prestige materials : heads cast in brass were used only by the royal family, wooden heads by non royal chiefs, and ceramic heads by the brass casters. Nigeria. Edo people, Benin. 17th Century. Benin City.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A28_098
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
40,6Mb (1,7Mb) / 12,5in x 12,6in / 3759 x 3778 (300dpi)