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Maschera-pendente della regina madre

16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 342
Fulgido esempio di arte africana, un tempo questa maschera veniva indossata come pettorale dal re del Benin in occasioni cerimoniali. Raffigura Idia, la iyoba (regina madre) e consigliera dell’oba (re) Esigie, uno dei grandi capi del Benin nel XVI secolo, che la commemorò in raffigurazioni di eccezionale ricercatezza. I tratti decisi sono incorniciati da un elegante intaglio traforato a formare un collare e una capigliatura elaborati, su cui appaiono piccole figure a simboleggiare il potere: i commercianti portoghesi, che avevano portato grande ricchezza al regno; e il pesce di palude, un essere la cui esistenza nei due distinti regni di acqua e terra rappresenta una metafora della natura semidivina dei sovrani del Benin.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Maschera-pendente della regina madre
  • Data: XVI secolo
  • Area geografica: Nigeria, Regno del Benin
  • Cultura: Popolazioni Edo
  • Materiale e tecnica: Avorio, ferro, rame (?)
  • Dimensioni: 23,8 x 12,7 x 8,3 cm
  • Crediti: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, dono di Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972
  • Numero d'inventario: 1978.412.323
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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