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Creator

Unknown

Title

Ancestral Commemorative Head (uhunmwun-elao)

Collection

African Art

Creation date

possibly mid-1500s or early 1600s

Culture

Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild

Technique

Copper alloy and iron