Hip ornament; lost-wax cast in brass. In form of human face with openwork beaded headdress and beaded udaeha band across forehead. Three scarification marks above each eye; pupils inlaid with iron nails; panel along nose inlaid with cross-hatched ?copper. Projecting decorative flange around lower face has stylised mudfish; small suspension loops below. Two loops at back for suspension.
Such hip ornaments are commissioned and worn by senior members of the men's associations based in the Oba's palace in Benin City. They are worn tied over a sash on the left hip.