Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze (56.01) Housework Self-irrigating via clever capillary action

Self-irrigating via clever capillary action — no water waste

These are tropical plants and grow underneath the canopy of trees in their natural habitats

Crocodiles and Strelitzia

set over decorative sand and a natural filtration layer

Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze (56.01) Housework Self-irrigating via clever capillary actionBenin 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.