Benin Bronze Warriors on Horseback Vintage West African Art Pink woven into strips

woven into strips

hand-carved from local jacaranda wood

the other half pictured on the right

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Benin Bronze Warriors on Horseback Vintage West African Art Pink woven into stripsFigures were placed on altars in shrines or displayed at special ceremonies. Leaders and ancestors were often displayed on horseback to support their status as great warriors or leaders. Several are depicted in colonial wear. They depict and honor warriors, hunters and rulers with their entourages in impressive sculptural form. Bronze pieces from the Benin kingdom are known the world over. Almost all their art was created to honor the king , or Oba,