A terracotta head from the ancestral shrine of a leading member of the brass casting guild, The Oba of Benin maintained strict control over the use of prestige materials: heads cast in brass were used only by the royal family, wooden heads by non royal chiefs, and ceramic heads by the brass casters. Nigeria. Edo. 17th Century. Benin City.

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