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Male guardian figure

Sculpture

Sculpture of a man with two horns on his head, holding a long staff that is resting on a stool in front of him. The stool is decorated the carved image of a spider. The figure is wrapped in a woven fiber mesh that serves as clothing and covers the man's body and head.

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2014.01.045

Wood

Fiber

Sculpture that stands next to the throne to protect the Fon

Unknown

42 cm

13 cm

H: 42 cm W: 13 cm