The Niger Bend | A Selection of Our Best Items |
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$275.00 2 Hands holding container asen figure
item #348Benin - Fon 5" tall. | $1250.00 Old extraordinary hoe head
item #240Burkina Faso - Lobi PRICE REDUCED. |
$300.00 Woman asen figure
item #347Benin - Fon 8" tall. This is a fine example of one of the objects included on the top of an asen. Asen are stuck into the ground near the family house in memory of a deceased member of the family. Asen are iron stakes with round flat tops adorned with a wide variety of objects which presumably evoke the spirit of the individual the stake represents. |
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