Leopard Hip Pendant
Datecirca 18th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumCast brass and copper inlay
Dimensions9 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (22.9 x 14 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the bequest of W. R. Valentiner, by exchange
Object number99.2
ProvenanceCreated in the Kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), 18th century; probably looted by British officer or soldier during the Raid on Benin City (Feb. 9–18, 1897); private collection; auctioned at Sotheby’s, November 14, 1989; Merton D. Simpson, New York; Margaret Demant, Detroit, 1993–1999; purchased by the NCMA from Anthony Slayter-Ralph, Santa Barbara, CA, 1999
