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African Art at the
Ralph Proctor Gallery

Shrine Object

• country: Nigeria
• people: Benin (Yoruba)
• medium: cast bronze/brass
• size: 21 x 6 x 24 inches
• price: $5,000.
• item #: RPG0023

Placed on an altar to honor the Oba (king). The leopard represents royalty and the power of the Oba, who often kept a live leopard at his side.