Buy Osun Altar Head - Bronze Head and Cast Low-poly 3D model

Name: Osun Altar Head - Bronze Head and Cast Low-poly 3D model
Brand: afroartstudio2022
SKU: 823857
Price: 20.00 USD
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Osun Bronze Head (Benin Bronzes) The brass head represents eighteenth-century Benin’s iconography amid historical changes, particularly the Obas’ (King of Benin Kingdom) efforts to legitimize their rule and strengthen familial bonds after internal challenges. Symbolic creatures on the head signify mystical aspects of kingship and the king’s secretive abilities. Similar to palace figures, the four birds on the head link to night and wilderness, suggesting protection and prophecy. Made through the lost-wax method, the head features a human form with four birds and serpents with frogs emerging from eyes, nostrils, and ears. This head is linked to Osun worship, using forest elements for healing, protection, and destruction by herbalists and priests.

Source: Agbonmwenre, Alex. Osun altar head. 1935, bronze-cast(lost-wax), Private collection, Benin City

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