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Benin Ivory Mask

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African courtly object seed node used to diversify the graph into non-Western sculpture and restitution-linked museum discourse.

Scholarly Significance

Broaden the graph into African courtly object traditions and museum-linked restitution discourse.

Notes

·This seed broadens the graph into African courtly object traditions and later museum/restitution discourse.
·The mask is conventionally dated to the early 16th century, c.1500–1550, based on the reign of Oba Esigie.