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FIG. 13 (left): War canoe
prow ornament, taurapa.
Maori, New Zealand. 1879.
Wood, pigment, haliotis shell.
H: 195 cm.
Ex Andreas Reischek.
Weltmuseum Wien,
inv. 42 592.
FIG. 14 (above):
Commemorative head of a
king, uhunmwun. Kingdom
of Benin, Nigeria. Late 16th
century.
Copper alloy. H: 24 cm.
Ex Capt. Albert Maschmann.
Weltmuseum Wien,
inv. 64.696.
FIG. 15 (left): Two court
dwarfs, akaeronmwon.
Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria.
14th–15th century.
Copper alloy. H: 59 and 60 cm.
Ex Capt. Albert Maschmann.
Weltmuseum Wien, inv. 64.743 and
64.745.