12161. Carved all around: 2 figures of horsemen and leopards, 2 Portuguese? "Elaborately carved ivory bracelets ... were the prerogative of the oba. According to chief Ovbiebo of the Enisen section of the Iwebo palace society, the group assigned the selection and coordination of the oba's ceremonial wardrobe, ivory bracelets are worn especially in ceremonies in which the oba dances with the eben swords or handles a gong, because they keep his coral beads from getting tangled." (Ben Amos, 86) PUBL Kat. 1975: Abb. 10 LIT Luschan 1919: 399 Dark 1982: ill. 7 (British Museum) Ben Amos: The art of Benin. London