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Tableau of Procession

Maker Unknown, Fon

MediumBrass/Bronze, wood

Dimensions11” x 9 1/2” x 25 1/2”

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.1761.COP

DescriptionTableau of more than thirty brass figures in procession arranged on a wooden plank. A large royal figure is carried in a hammock, surrounded by umbrella bearers. He is followed by musicians with drums, trumpets, gongs, and rattles. Leading the procession is an elaborate umbrella and retainers carrying boxes, bowls, and banners.

ClassificationsSculpture

Collections

Collections On View (Longyear Museum of Anthropology)

Exhibitions

Entangled Intimacies

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