Uhunmwu-Elao
English Designation: Commemorative Head
Category: Altar & Shrine Objects, Heads
Provenance: Omorogbe Aigbe, Uhunmwu-Elao; Bronze-cast (lost-wax), Private Collection, Benin City
Location: Benin City, Edo State
Catalogue Number: oa_2025_0117
Edo Designation (Local): Uhunmwu Elao
Description:
Physical Description: “A larger-than-life bronze head of a Bini noble, displaying traditional tribal scarifications, adorned with a helmet and various ornaments. Created through fine bronze casting using the ‘cire perdue’ (lost-wax) method, dating back to the late 16th century, Benin City.”
Copper alloy head of an Oba, representing a Bini noble with tribal scarifications, a helmet, and various ornamental details.
HIGH POLY MODEL ATTACHED IN ADDITIONAL FILES