Benin Courtier Figure
- Bronze
- 21 x 5 x 4 cm
Bronze figures from Benin representing a courtier. Unique piece with profusion of details. The Benin City artists were organized into corporations living in opposite neighborhoods. These corporations were called Iguneromwo, and the one that worked the ivory Igbesamwan. Members of these societies have continued to produce magnificent statues, heads, plaques, ceremony bells, and other figures to this day.
- Subject Matter: African Art
- Collections: African Bronze Statues