Images(7)

Banner

Maker Unknown, Fon

MediumCloth

Dimensions57 1/4” W x 30 3/4” L

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.2633.COP

DescriptionGreen cloth banner with hand crafted appliqués depicting a very large and fierce looking lion with big claws and menacing mouth, a small bull and a hornbill with a leaf in its beak. There is a very large sword with geometric designs on it and attached to the bottom of the blade is a head. Colors used in appliqué are bright red, maroon, purple, orange, blue black and white. The banner has a narrow band of red appliqué at the borders on each side. Appliqués are images of the bocio of King Glele.

ClassificationsTextiles

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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