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Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba

Creator Name

Edo artist

Cultural Context

Edo

Date

16th century

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Pendant mask

Work details

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Title

Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba

Creator

Edo artist, Artist

Worktype

Bone/Ivory-Sculpture

Cultural Context

Edo

Material

Ivory, iron, brass, coal, pigment(?)

Dimensions

H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 2 1/2 in. (23.8 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm);
depth: 6.350013centimetre;
height: 23.812548centimetre;
width: 12.700026centimetre

Technique

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Language

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Date

16th century

Provenance

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972

Style Period

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Rights

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Public Domain

Inscription

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Location

Igun-Eronmwen guild, Court of Benin, Nigeria

Subjects

Portraits; Women

Topic

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Edo artist, Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba, 16th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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