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Oko (side-blown horn)
Benin culture
19th century

Oko
Edo (Benin) people
19th century

Buffalo figure
Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom
19th century

Royal Scepter (Makpo)
Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom
19th century

Elephant bocio
Hountondji guild artists
19th century

Plaque
Condorhuasi
500 BCE–450 CE

Plaque
Aguada
450–900 CE

Ukhurhe (rattle staff)
Edo people, court of Benin
late 18th–early 19th century

Plaque: Equestrian Oba and Attendants
Edo peoples
1550–1680

Bracelet
Edo peoples
1550–1680 (?)

Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba
Edo artist
16th century

Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
Master of the Heraldic Ship
ca. 1525–1600

Plaque: Warrior and Attendants
Edo artist
16th–17th century

Figure: Horn Player
Edo artist
1550–1680

Leopard
Edo artist
1550–1680

Side-blown Trumpet (akohen)
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Side-blown Trumpet (Akohen)
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Side-blown Trumpet (Oko)
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Ifa Divination Tapper
Edo peoples
19th century

Plaque: Warrior Chief
Edo peoples
16th–17th century

Plaque: Titleholder with Calabash Rattle
Edo peoples
16th–17th century

Plaque Fragment: Mudfish
Edo peoples
16th–17th century

Staff for Oba's Representative
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Hip Ornament: Face
Edo peoples
16th–19th century

Base of Lidded Vessel
Edo peoples
16th–19th century

Chair
Edo peoples
19th century

Bracelet: Portuguese Heads and Mudfish
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Vessel
Edo peoples
16th–19th century

Staff: Seated Oba
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Coconut Shell Vessel
Edo peoples
19th century

Figure: Court Official with Cross Pendant
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Head of an Oba
Edo peoples
19th century

Waist Pendant: Two Mudfish
Edo peoples
16th–19th century

Plaque: Mudfish
Edo peoples
16th–17th century

Rattle Staff: Hand Holding Mudfish (Ukhurhe)
Edo peoples
16th–19th century

Vessel (?)
Edo peoples
16th–19th century

Lidded Box (ekpoki)
Edo peoples
16th–19th century

Plaque: Two Mudfish
Edo peoples
16th–17th century

Plaque: Junior Court Official with Sword
Edo peoples
16th–17th century

Plaque: Two Fluted Gourds
Edo peoples
16th–17th century