Idia of Benin necklace carnival jewelry Necklace included

Necklace included

14k Gold Plated on Stainless steel

You can shower with the pendant

Protected Gold plated 18k on a Base metal made of 316L stainless steel

but it also deposed Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisiand and massacred many of his people

Idia of Benin necklace carnival jewelry Necklace includedPendant Material: 18 K Gold plating on stainless steel Approximately 3. 2cm long. Textured The original Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form of a traditional African mask. Queen Idia is the famous warrior who became even more popular when an ivory carving of her face was adopted as the symbol of FESTAC in 1977. History: Mask ORIGINALLY