Stylistically, this horn player has much in common with his predecessor. All the same, he is younger, smaller, somewhat more coarsely rendered and equipped with a diagonally-posed, not horizontally-posed horn. On the other hand, the characteristic helmet, ornate wrap-around skirt and poncho that exposes the sides of his torso are rendered similarly to those of his precursor. Only the otherwise-common, stiff hip appendage and leopard-claw necklace are missing.
Cp.:
Felix von LUSCHAN: Die Altertümer von Benin, Band 1-3, Berlin 1919, S. 292/ 293.
William B. FAGG: Bildwerke aus Nigeria, München 1963, S. 58.
Barbara PLANKENSTEINER (Hg.): Benin. Könige und Rituale. Höfische Kunst aus Nigeria, Wien 2007, S. 315.
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