Tribal Art Primitive

African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE


African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE

African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE    African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE
Beautiful head of a OBA King in bronze. The King has a very typical hat with a tribal figurations on top, scarifications on the eyebrows and round the neck some rings. The collar is decorated with tribal figures as well. This bronze head is of high quality and was made with the cire perdue technique, and is therefore unique in its kind.

Beautifully finished off in detail, it has a wonderful green patina. Almost all Benin art was created to honor the king , or Oba, who has reigned, with his ancestors, from the 15th century. Each is sculpted by hand, then cast in bronze. Good condition, but with signs of use and normal holes of cast glitches. Please study the photos well.

Dimensions: Height: 13.4 inch, 34 cm. Width: 8.3 inch, 21 cm. Depth: 8.3 inch, 21 cm. 14.1 lbs, 6.4 kg.

We welcome all reasonable offers! We appreciate your bussiness and look forward to helping you bring home a piece of history! The item "African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE" is in sale since Sunday, November 15, 2020.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\African\Sculptures & Statues". The seller is "webrasa" and is located in Tilburg. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  1. Tribe: Benin
  2. Material: Bronze
  3. Color: Green


African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE    African OBA King Head, BENIN Bronze Nigeria, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART PRIMITIVE