Heavy bronze hip ornament in the shape of a leopard's head, with large eyes and nose, oval ears with incised leaf-like veins, upper and lower fangs, and representations of whiskers on cheeks. Bottom half of round face has protruding decorative openwork frill. Overall pattern of stamped dots arranged in circles.
Ornament is to be worn by the oba (king), chiefs of the palace, and war captains. Meant to be tied to the left side of elaborate full skirts, giving the illusion that the mask was holding up the costume.
Heavy bronze hip ornament in the shape of a leopard's head, with large eyes and nose, oval ears with incised leaf-like veins, upper and lower fangs, and representations of whiskers on cheeks. Bottom half of round face has protruding decorative openwork frill. Overall pattern of stamped dots arranged in circles.
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, NM; Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR; National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, Wyoming; Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, VT; Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State University, University Park, PA
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