Iyoba Queen Mother 19th century Royal Benin Nigeria Guinea coast Museum Africa African ( neck collar 37 of piled-up strings of beads and Six tattoo marks above the eyes )

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Picture of a Iyoba (Queen Mother), with a neck collar 37 of piled-up strings of beads which is surrounded by a three-cm. broad base plinth. The head is covered with a conical bent cap of reticulated processed beads. On either side of the ears hang four thin rows of beads. Six tattoo marks above the eyes.

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Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
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