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Metal cast of three figures dressed in warrior-like costumes. Each figure is wearing a hat. The centre figure's hat has horns. The figures arms are outstretched and joined in front of them. The figures stand on a platform.
Cast bronze, hollow female head. Tall curved conical cap with an uneven crisscross pattern. Small raised crosses with rods extending from the centre at extreme top, at forehead, sides and rear. Three raised scarring dots above each eyebrow. Hair in rows falls below cap. Raised ears, nose, and mouth. Sunken eyes with incised pupils and lashes. Rings around neck. Small base with incised edges. Unpolished dark brown surface.
Carved wood drum and pegs. Woven rope. Drum head is kept on by means of cane circlet and wooden pegs which keep it tight. Skin stretched over top. Drum tapers downward at the bottom.
Metal mask pendant of an Iyoba's face (Queen Mother), wearing a ruler's red bead headdress and collar. The eyes are wide, the nose is slim, and the mouth is slightly parted. The ears are curled flat. The headdress is decorated with lattice work and has flower-like protrusions along the sides.
Cast bronze, hollow female head with tall protruding crown or ukpe-okhue. The pointed crown is formed of a net of cylindrical beads (appears cross-hatched), with its point curving forward. There are two vertical bands on the forehead between the eyes, and four scars (raised vertical lines) above each eyebrow. Many breaks and corrosion in the layered metal.
Heavy, cast bronze plaque, depicting three male figures, standing side by side. The top edge is straight with two metal rings for hanging attached at each side, and parts of the central figure's headdress projecting past the upper edge. The sides start out straight at the top but then curve around the bottom. The rear of the plaque is concave behind each figure;
Reproduction of an Edo ivory cup, made as a ceramic cup. Incised line patterns around sides of upper bowl; the cup is upheld by four human figures. Tiny holes on the inside surface of the cup were made to replicate the look of ivory.
Cast bronze, hollow female head. On the head is an elaborate headdress or hairstyle, starting at the hair line and culminating in a cone-shaped projection at the top of the head.
Reproduction. Clay rooster with incised design over body, resting on square base, also incised.
Cast bronze head. Covered with small raised rings, with a small leopard figure on the head.