6176483 Edo Bracelet, 1550??680 (ivory and copper) by Benin, (17th century); 12.7x8.9x8.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: The Benin Empire (1440-1897) was a pre-colonial African state of Edo People in what is now modern Nigeria. At palace festivals the king and chiefs wore pairs of long, cylindrical bracelets made of ivory or brass decorated with images symbolizing royal power. Mudfish and Portuguese heads refer to the king\'s divine nature and his association with Olokun).