Ukpan obọ ọkpa

Single Beaded Baldric
Description

Ukpan obọ ọkpa is a single baldric worn diagonally across the torso, from the left shoulder to the right hip. Barbara Blackmun described these baldrics as an “Ẹkpẹn band,” worn by figures as “a sign of distinction” ( ).

Objects with Ukpan obọ ọkpa

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Relief Plaque
Institution
Newark Museum of Art
Object Number
24.535
Edo designations
Ama-Ẹrọnmwọn
Relief Plaque
Institution
Seattle Art Museum
Object Number
58.134
Edo designations
Ama-Ẹrọnmwọn
Relief Plaque
Institution
Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria
ID
210029
Edo designations
Ama-Ẹrọnmwọn
Restituted
Relief Plaque
Institution
Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria
ID
210674
Edo designations
Ama-Ẹrọnmwọn
Restituted
Relief Plaque
Institution
Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria
ID
210678
Edo designations
Ama-Ẹrọnmwọn
Restituted
Relief Plaque
Institution
Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ọba of Benin & National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria
ID
210785
Edo designations
Ama-Ẹrọnmwọn
Restituted
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