Figure: Female, 18th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Ivory, metal, H. 13 x W. 3 7/8 x D. 3 5/8 in. (33 x 9.9 x 9.2 cm), Bone/Ivory-Sculpture, This young female figure represents an attendant of the iyoba, or mother of the obam the ruler of the Kingdom of Benin. The queen mother cared for young women who served at her court until they reached marriageable age
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Figure, Female, 18th century, Nigeria, Court, Benin, Edo peoples, Ivory, metal, H, 13 x W, 3 7/8 D, 5/8, 33 9.9 9.2 cm, Bone/Ivory-Sculpture, young, female, figure, represents, attendant, iyoba, mother, obam, ruler, Kingdom, queen mother, cared, young women, served, court, reached marriageable, age
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