Pendant mask; hip ornament; lost-wax cast in brass. In form of flat leopard's head with overlapping fangs, bared teeth, three whiskers on either side of face, rounded ears. Nose has inlaid cross-hatched panel, lower portion missing. Eyes are slanting with angled irises. Lower half of pendant has plain spots set against stippled background; upper half has stippled crescent-shaped patterns on plain background. Two suspension loops behind ears. Series of small loops for attachment of crotals along both sides.
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa 1991 Feb-Apr, Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Man and Metal in Ancient Nigeria