FON FIGURE 12, Rep. of Benin
Photographs © Tim Hamill
FON, FIGURE 12, 35.5", SOLD, Republic of Benin
Figures and staffs made of iron and brass were displayed in royal compounds
to affirm kingly power. They usually depicted a king with related motifs.
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