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: 0977.TET
: British Empire & Commonwealth
: figure
: Brass bust, modern lost-wax version of a Benin head, made for tourist market rather than use. Elaborate headdress with 3 decorative spikes, and neck and torso covered in coral bead necklaces and nets.
: 1960
: Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa: 1960
: Transferred from the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, 2012