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Standing metal figure of a crowned member of the royal court holding a ceremonial sword (eben) in his right hand which is bent forward at the elbow. His left arm is resting, bent at the elbows so that his hand can rest on the front of his dress. Stiff angular lines with a geometrical pattern of diamond-shaped lattice work on the dress. He is wearing an elaborate headdress with three protrusions sticking upward; stack of coral beads wrapped around his neck (odigba). The sword has a lanceolate shape which tapers downward and then flares outward at the end where there are two flat circles and a twisted loop. Has a brown patina. On a flat rectangular base.
Oba's head in bead collar and headdress; fragment of a rattle-staff. The eyes are large, the nose is fairly flat, and there is a mouth, and ears. The front of the neck and the top of the forehead, are carved with rounded petal-like protrusions. At the figure's right side, there is a single vertical braid of hair while at the figure's left side there are two vertical braids of hair. The headdress is rounded with a pattern of tiny square protrusions and it is decorated with a feather at each side.
Rather plain and somewhat crude standing figure holding a pot on the head. Carved with eyes having eyelids, a nose, and a closed mouth. Has a neck. There is a collar on the short-sleeved garment which spreads out from the waist as a skirt. From the wide chest the elbows are bent so that the arms are upright to hold a pot on the head with the hands, which are grooved to indicate fingers. The knees are slightly bent.
Woman's figure with bearded man's face on back of her head. Elongated neck and elaborate coiffure. Black painted wood. Much stylized human figure, black, with faces on both sides of the head. One face has large open eyes, two grooved brow lines, a big nose with wide nostrils, and a wide mouth with a double arrow-point-like incised design on each cheek. The other face has small open eyes, a slight upraised brow, a small nose, and a small mouth with slightly fuller cheeks, and a goatee. The elongated neck has five protruding bulging rings. The wide shoulders round out to the arms which are bent so that the hands are underneath the belly of the face with large open eyes. Figure has breasts, and a naval on the one side with the large open eyes while the figure has a flat chest (or back ?) on the other side with small open eyes. The side with the large open eyes has feet with toes while the side with the small open eyes has rounded feet. At the top of the heads, there is carved a three-curved hair line across the middle while at the sides of the heads, there is carved a three-curved hair line with incised line patterns. On a base.
A wood figure ithe closed oval eyes, heavily lidded underneath. The eyebrows are grooved. There is a nose and a wide open mouth with teeth. A pair of diagonal tribal scars are on cheek with another horizontal pair leading to the laid back ears. Carved rounded hair line above the head. Large bulging stomach, under which the hands rest. Short, stubby legs bent slightly at the knees. Colour: black.
Oba's (ruler's) head with Oba's bead headdress and collar. The face has large eyes, a nose, and two lips. The rounded headdress has a horizontal brick-like pattern and is decorated with a flat protrusion curving upward and forward, and having curved grooves and ridges at each side. A set of four spikes is at each side of the head at the bottom ends of these flat curving protrusions.
Much stylized human figure, black, with faces on both sides of the head. The front face has large open eyes, curved upraised eye brows, a big nose with wide nostrils, and an open mouth with an indentation within each cheek. The back face has small closed eyes, a slight upraised brow, a small nose, and a slightly open mouth with slightly fuller cheeks. The elongated neck has five protruding bulging rings. The wide shoulders round out to the arms resting at the sides. Figure has breasts, and a navel on the one side with the open eyes while the figure has a flat chest (or back ?) on the other side with closed eyes. The front side has feet with toes while the back side has rounded feet. Both faces are sharing a rounded dotted cap. On a base.
Standing wood figure (ibeji) with black beaded waistband. Stylized black hair is slightly oblong, and is accentuated with vertical grooved lines. Three oval grooved marks on the forehead, and on each cheek. Arms are at the sides. Slight breasts, and a naval. Has a blue beaded necklace, and a blue, black, and clear orange-yellow beaded necklace. Its left arm has a string of cowrie shell, and blue, and red beads. Doll has a loin cloth carved with panels and stands straight on a circular pedestal.
Standing wood female figure (ibeji) with a black beaded waistband. Stylized black hair is oblong, and is accentuated with vertical grooved lines, which also elaborate upon the feather-shaped adornments. Three oval grooved marks on the forehead, and on each cheek. Arms are at the sides, left hand holds a string with cowrie shells. Has breasts pointing downward, and outward. Has knees and a naval. Wears a blue beaded necklace. Stands on circular pedestal with diamond pattern carved on base.
Long wood piece with parallel sides and both ends tapered to a point. There are six pairs of circular pots in the middle, totalling twelve, with a triangular dish at each tapered end. There are two rectangular legs, one at each end, and both of which are carved with a closed wall at the end and opening up toward the middle with three pairs of columns where there is a cylindrical leg in the middle which flares downward. The columns are carved with various geometric designs. The cylindrical leg tapers upward into a smaller square hole at the centre top of the wood piece which is surrounded by a carved grooved diamond shape around which the top has a design of many longitudinal grooved lines. Stained black.