busts (art)

Bronze sculpture of a woman's head with flower ears made by Osaku Obaseki. Sculpture commissioned by the Horniman made by Osaru Obaseki for £2,500. Sculpture made as part of osaru's residency at the Horniman alongside a larger commission for the redisplayed Benin case in August 2024. It was sculpted in clay by Osaru and cast from brass at Winchester School of Art. The deisgn was agreed with Osaru to fit the schools, Kingdom of Benin session.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
HC.2024.99
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
H 35cm x D 15cm
CATEGORY
Education Handling Collection: Anthropology
LOCATION
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