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Königin-Mutter-Anhängermaske

16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 342
Diese Ikone der afrikanischen Kunst wurde vom König von Benin zu zeremoniellen Anlässen über der Brust getragen. Sie zeigt Idia, die Iyoba (Königin Mutter) und Ratgeberin des Oba (Königs) Esigie, eines der größten Herrscher Benins aus dem 16. Jhd., der sie in einer Reihe außergewöhnlich kunstfertiger Darstellungen verewigte. Ihre starken Gesichtszüge werden von einer eleganten Schnitzerei im Lochmuster eines raffinierten Kragens und ebenso elaborater Haartracht eingerahmt, die Miniaturmotive von Machtsymbolen aufweisen: portugiesische Händler, die den Königreich großen Reichtum einbrachten; und dem Lungenfisch, dessen Dasein in zwei verschiedenen Welten eine Metapher für das den Herrschern Benins zugeschriebene Halbgotttum darstellt.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Königin-Mutter-Anhängermaske
  • Datum: 16. Jhd.
  • Geografie: Nigeria, Königreich Benin
  • Kultur: Edo-Völker
  • Medium: Elfenbein, Eisen, Kupfer
  • Dimensionen: 23,8 x 12,7 x 8,3 cm
  • Anerkennung: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Schenkung von Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972
  • Akzession Nr.: 1978.412.323
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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