臀部装饰：面部 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	臀部装饰：面部
品名（英）	Hip Ornament: Face
入馆年号	1991年，1991.17.49
策展部门	迈克尔·洛克菲勒之翼（The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1500 - 公元 1700
创作地区	尼日利亚, 贝宁（Nigeria, Court of Benin）
分类	金属装饰品（Metal-Ornaments）
尺寸	高 7 3/8 × 宽 5 3/8 × 深 2 1/4 英寸 (18.7 × 13.7 × 5.7 厘米)
介绍（中）	贝宁的历史、宗教和政治结构每年都会在一系列旨在净化王国和更新国王欧巴精神力量的宫廷仪式中重现。这些生动而庄严的仪式中，许多都是由奥巴族人引入的，目的是为了纪念他们统治时期的事件，并促进神圣王权思想中的重要原则在这些宫廷节日上，国王的权力、各种酋长和头衔持有者的角色以及他们之间的关系都被展示给所有人。艺术在这些仪式中扮演着重要的角色。国王和其他参与者穿着他们最奢华的仪式服装，包括大量昂贵的进口珊瑚珠、奢华的纺织品和由闪闪发光的黄铜和乳白色象牙制成的饰品。这件男子脸状的装饰品是这种服装的一部分，是要戴在腰间的。
介绍（英）	Benin history, religion, and political structure are brought to life every year in a series of palace rituals intended to purify the kingdom and renew the spiritual powers of the king, the oba. Many of these vivid and solemn rites were introduced by individual obas in order to commemorate events in their reigns and to promote important principles in the ideology of divine kingship. At these palace festivals, the powers of the king, the roles of the various chiefs and titleholders, and the relationships between them are displayed for all to see. The arts play an important role in these rituals. The king and other participants wear their most lavish ceremonial costumes, consisting of vast quantities of costly imported coral beads, luxurious textiles, and ornaments made of gleaming brass and creamy ivory. This ornament in the shape of a man's face was part of such a costume, and was meant to be worn around the waist.