brass asen-top elephant figure Animals - Elephants Fon from Benin

Niger Bend Item: brass asen-top elephant figure
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item #339

from: Benin

tribe: Fon

material: Brass

price: $150.00

7 x 4 1/2" (17.8 x 11.4 cm) This is a genuine object having been attached to the top of an "asen" altar, the Fon objects used to memorialize the dearly departed.

photo # 339.1

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