From the permanent collection · October 9, 2026
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists · Early 15th–mid-16th century
Brass, iron
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), by Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Early 15th–mid-16th century.
Brass, iron.
From the collection of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
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