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Date:: 20th century
Geography:: Nigeria, Court of Benin (?)
Culture:: Edo peoples
Medium:: Brass (cast)
Dimensions:: Height 4-3/4 in.
Classification:: Metal-Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Louise Reinhardt Smith, 1995
Accession Number:: 1995.481.9

This artwork is not on display

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