Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze 56.12 Planters the traditional warrior companies

the traditional warrior companies

which is then dyed using leaves from the n'gallama tree and patterned by hand with fermented mud — washed and reworked repeatedly to build up the dark background tone against the pale

Includes a zip

Size 60cm x 40cm

XS - 16cm x 18cm

Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze 56.12 Planters the traditional warrior companiesBenin animals, and small bronze objects, were used in West Africa as a form of currency and thus status. Their value lies in both the metal used and the ornamentation created on the sculpture. Benin animals are made using the lost wax method of casting. Size: 13cmW x 10cmH Object: Leopard created by Edo people from the Benin Kingdom of Nigeria. A symbol of Royal Power.