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Memory Head, Bronze Head, Head, Principle Head, Oba
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Commemorative head of an Oba commissioned sometime in the 19th century by one of the three kings Osemwede, Adolo or Owonramwen. The head wears a caplike beaded crown with winglike projections at the sides, a type of crown which according to oral tradition was introduced during the first half of the 19th century.
Title: Memory Head, Bronze Head, Head, Principle Head, Oba
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Commemorative head of an Oba commissioned sometime in the 19th century by one of the three kings Osemwede, Adolo or Owonramwen.
The head wears a caplike beaded crown with winglike projections at the sides, a type of crown which according to oral tradition was introduced during the first half of the 19th century.
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