Male guardian figure

Sculpture

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Nso Traditional Catalog

Name/Title

Male guardian figure

Entry/Object ID

2014.01.045

Description

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.

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood, Fiber

Context

Sculpture that stands next to the throne to protect the Fon

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Dimensions

Height

42 cm

Width

13 cm

Dimension Notes

H: 42 cm W: 13 cm