Mother and child figure Statues - Mothers with children Fon from Benin

Niger Bend Item: Mother and child figure
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item #209

from: Benin

tribe: Fon

price: $250.00

Objects such as this were produced exclusively for the nobility of the Abomey kingdom of Benin. Only Abomey royalty had access to brass production. The royal family accumulated such pieces and distributed them to favored individuals as symbols of their power.

photo # 209.1

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