Brass Plaque, Edo Peoples, Benin, Nigeria
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Brass Plaque, Edo Peoples, Benin, Nigeria, 17th Century (2006.9096)
Brought from Benin City after it had fallen to the British Expedition of 1897, these plaques decorated the walls of the Oba's (King's) palace. The figures represent two attendants, both of them wearing the court dress of classical Benin. The figure on the right is playing on a double gong, an instrument that was struck to signify the pleasure of the Oba.
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