A carved wooden Oba head from Benin with beard. It has been carved from solid tree trunk. Vertical slot at back with rounded holes at end for pole. Handles on both sides. Base of head is flat and there is a vertical projection on the left side.
Uhumwelao
Mid Nineteenth Century
A carved wooden Oba head from Benin with beard. It has been carved from solid tree trunk. Vertical slot at back with rounded holes at end for pole. Handles on both sides. Base of head is flat and there is a vertical projection on the left side.