Figure Caption: Ringing brass bells at memorial altars called the ancestors. This one bears a stylized face whose big nose, long curled hair, and foreign hat indicate he was Portuguese. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach Benin, and appeared in their art with regularity. 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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