Benin 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: 20cmH x 10cmw approx

Object:- Leopard- created by Edo people from the Benin Kingdom of Nigeria. A symbol of Royal Power.

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