Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze (56.02) NYPD Features a very detailed cowrie

Features a very detailed cowrie shell and glass bead intricate pattern

using the leaves or seeds of the indigofera or lonchocarpus plants

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Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze (56.02) NYPD Features a very detailed cowrieBenin 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: 12cmW x 12cmH Object: Leopard created by Edo people from the Benin Kingdom of Nigeria. A symbol of Royal Power.