A Benin memorial head uhunmwun elao wood

A Benin memorial head uhunmwun elao

wood, carved with a high collar and inset eyes and forehead scarifications, four missing, above a lattice headdress, the sides with open handles to conical bosses, the left side with a straight feather ornament, the recess back with top and base apertures, late 19th/early 20th century,

53cm high.

Provenance

Susana Montiel, London.