Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures

Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 342

The oba and chiefs of Benin wear pairs of ornate bracelets at palace festivals. Long and cylindrical, these cufflike ornaments may be made of either ivory or brass and display imagery reflecting the exalted status of their bearers. This bracelet is a pair with 1991.17.77.

Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Edo peoples

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