Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze Police Theme and Ethiopian silversmiths produce religious

and Ethiopian silversmiths produce religious jewellery as an expression of that tradition

carved from one solid piece of Baobab wood

trays and seedlings

Carved from a single piece of wood in an elongated oblong form

Algeria and Chad

Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze Police Theme and Ethiopian silversmiths produce religiousBenin animals, and small bronze objects, were used in West Africa as a form of currency and thus status. Their value lies in both the metal used and the ornamentation created on the sculpture. Benin animals are made using the lost wax method of casting. Size: 12cmW x 12cmH Object: Leopard created by Edo people from the Benin Kingdom of Nigeria. A symbol of Royal Power.