Images(5)

Banner

Maker Unknown, Fon

MediumCloth

Dimensions52” W x 35 1/2” L

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.2631.COP

DescriptionOrange cloth banner with hand cut and stitched appliqués depicting a very large lion with bared teeth and sharp claws and talons, a small bull with a bell around his neck, a hornbill with a leaf in his beak, a sword decorated with geometric designs and a severed head at the tip of the blade. These are the bocios of King Glele. Colors used are bright orange, red, green blue, yellow, black and white. A narrow red appliqué covers the borders at each side.

ClassificationsTextiles

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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