Figure Caption: Benin’s monarch, the Oba, wore multiples of these 16th century ornaments at the waist. They depict the king supported by two of his chiefs, and may represent the teen-aged Oba Esigie, whose advisors helped him crush his half-brother in a grueling civil war. Photo: Penn Museum.
Exhibit Information
- Home Page: Iyare! Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theatre
- Location: University for Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Address: 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Dates: November 8, 2008-March 1, 2009
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