Pendant mask, hip ornament; lost-wax cast in brass. In form of human face with openwork headdress surmounted by images of mudfish; beaded udaeha band across forehead. Three scarification marks above each eye; punched pupils. Projecting decorative flange around lower face has stylised Portuguese heads. 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. ~This hip ornament has traces of red earth in the top of the headdress.