Benin Pair of Bronze Heads

Traditional Benin Bronze Heads used the lost-wax technique to create unique and exquisite pieces that were often kept as sacred altars of the Edo people. The heads were part of family altars to the ancestral spirits. This is a mid-20th-century studio work in great detail and quality. Scarification to the face with quiet and refined composure. In the Yoruba language, "Oba" translates to "king" or "ruler," and it's a pre-nominal honorific used for kings in Yorubaland and other parts of West Africa