Nigeria/Cameroon club mace.

Tim Simmons · 15th July 2012, 07:35 PM

I have been doing a little more research and I might now accept that this could well be a "Recade". This is where it might get a little confusing. I am now not talking about Benin City and Yoruba people of Nigeria but of the modern state of Benin which was known as Dahomey. There is a good possibility that we are looking at a very styilised fish form recade. The recade Bocio of Dahomey Kings take many animal forms. The last king Behanzin, had Bocio {sort of power totem} in the form of fish or shark and often depicted as a fishman or sharkman. Dahomey Bocio art objects are made to appear arcane and mysterious with an intentional roughness. Being Dahomey would explain the lack of Benin City {Nigeria} traditional imagery. This is assuming that it is not something from the Cross River region of the Nigerian/Cameroon border but is does fit with Dahomey recade norms. Some links and picture. You can also search this site for basic info.

http://www.quaibranly.fr/uploads/tx_..._Abomey_EN.pdf

Note the bottom line.
http://raai.library.yale.edu/site/in...&image_id=1696

Tim Simmons · 15th July 2012, 08:04 PM

How about this one with lots of information.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9cade

Tim Simmons · 16th July 2012, 11:34 AM

Taking things a step further. There is a chance that this item is a bird but not as suggested. It could well be a stylised Hornbill. The Hornbill is associated with King Glele which would put it earlier in the 19th century. Which suits me fine. This link is very informative you can scroll done to find the Hornbill.

http://www.getty.edu/conservation/pu...ns/palace3.pdf

Tim Simmons · 2nd March 2015, 04:09 PM

Interesting follow up. Confirming the form and expanded picture.

http://translate.google.co.uk/transl...u/&prev=search

Iain · 10th March 2015, 01:46 PM

Nicely done Tim, interesting things!

15th July 2012, 07:35 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	I have been doing a little more research and I might now accept that this could well be a "Recade". This is where it might get a little confusing. I am now not talking about Benin City and Yoruba people of Nigeria but of the modern state of Benin which was known as Dahomey. There is a good possibility that we are looking at a very styilised fish form recade. The recade Bocio of Dahomey Kings take many animal forms. The last king Behanzin, had Bocio {sort of power totem} in the form of fish or shark and often depicted as a fishman or sharkman. Dahomey Bocio art objects are made to appear arcane and mysterious with an intentional roughness. Being Dahomey would explain the lack of Benin City {Nigeria} traditional imagery. This is assuming that it is not something from the Cross River region of the Nigerian/Cameroon border but is does fit with Dahomey recade norms. Some links and picture. You can also search this site for basic info. http://www.quaibranly.fr/uploads/tx_..._Abomey_EN.pdf Note the bottom line. http://raai.library.yale.edu/site/in...&image_id=1696 Attached Images

2nd March 2015, 04:09 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	Interesting follow up. Confirming the form and expanded picture. http://translate.google.co.uk/transl...u/&prev=search Attached Images

15th July 2012, 08:04 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	How about this one with lots of information. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9cade

16th July 2012, 11:34 AM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	Taking things a step further. There is a chance that this item is a bird but not as suggested. It could well be a stylised Hornbill. The Hornbill is associated with King Glele which would put it earlier in the 19th century. Which suits me fine. This link is very informative you can scroll done to find the Hornbill. http://www.getty.edu/conservation/pu...ns/palace3.pdf

10th March 2015, 01:46 PM	#5
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	Nicely done Tim, interesting things!