Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze (56.01) Nightlife Fairy Gardens: Incorporate into fairy

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23cmH on stand x 18cmW

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A stunning original piece of carpentry from the Senufo people of the Ivory Coast

Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze (56.01) Nightlife Fairy Gardens: Incorporate into fairyBenin 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.