Bronze plaque depicting Oba Orhogbua holding a staff, representing authority and power. On this plaque, Oba Orhogbua is wearing a heavily embroidered brocade wrapper with a frill, overlaid by a waist band sash with tassels. Iwu (royal tatoo) adorn his body. Iwu are a mark of Benin citizenship. Before 1929, a Benin man without body markings was not qualified to become a chief. Water leaf olokun motifs form the background of the plaque. At the corners are crocodile heads. Crocodiles are servants of Olokun, hermaphrodite god of the seas and wealth, and child of Osanobua, who guards the waters.