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Categories: Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Sculptures of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, African queen mothers, African sculptures in the British Museum, Benin Court Art

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The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form of a traditional African mask. Wikipedia

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The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form of a traditional African mask. Wikipedia

Pair of ivory pendant masks from Benin at The Met Museum and the British Museum Wikidata

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emblem

pendant

traditional African mask

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Esigie

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Nigeria

CULTURE

Edo

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