Africa
Ancestral Commemorative Head (uhunmwun-elao)
When it was made
possibly mid-1500s or early 1600s
How do we know this date?
The work was created over a period of time. (datowanie wg muzeum (Cleveland Museum of Art))
Certainty: moderate Source: Cleveland Museum of Art
Facts
- Culture
- Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
- Place of origin
- Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria
- Where it is today
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Type
- Rzeźba
- Material
- copper alloy
