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Figure2853/8

Standing male figure wearing a wide-brimmed, pointed hat and holding a pipe or horn to his mouth with his left hand. He is wearing a long tunic, open at the sides, with a pleat up the centre of both the front and back. In his right hand he is holding a staff with three rings placed at intervals on the shaft. Over his left shoulder is a patterned bag. The ears are large and round, holes are cut for eyes, mouth is slightly open, and the nose is prominent. The chin is pointed. The figure’s wide set legs are long, thin and straight where they protrude out from under his tunic; his small feet are planted firmly on a thin square base.

Culture
Fon ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Benin
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2853/5

A cast bronze figure wearing an elaborate headdress that has a woven cap with large curved elements attached on top and to the front. Smaller decorations hang down the neck of the figure in back, and long strings hang down to the waist, attached to the cap in front of the ears. A wide, ringed neck ornament juts out past the chin. The figure wears a long sleeved garment that ends mid-shin and is decorated with raised, angled lines that make a diamond pattern. The left arm is slightly bent, with the hand resting on the hip, while the left arm is bent at a 90 degree angle and the hand holds a large curved ornament or weapon with a twisted circular handle. This element is also attached to the figure at the head and thigh. The legs protrude from the bottom edge of the tunic at the mid-shin, and end in rough feet on a square base that is too small to balance the figure when standing.

Culture
Fon ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Benin ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.81 a-b

A male figure (part a) sitting on a three legged stool (part b). The man is wearing a textured hat with a long tie that extends below his chin. He is engraved with a necklace that has a heart-shaped pendant. His left arm is upraised and outward, perpendicular to his straight upright back, while his right arm is angled downward. The left foot touches the ground while the right foot is raised upward. The skirt is engraved with a globular swirl design.

Culture
Fon ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Abomey, Zou, Benin
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1384/5

Metal human figure with thin bent arms holding a long gun and carrying a cut metal dagger and pouch around the waist. He's portrayed as wearing a printed cloth and kneeling on one knee, while shooting. Hair protrudes from the back of the head in a point. Metal attachment with hole on right foot.

Culture
Fon ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Benin ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.80

Reproduction of a Fon style bronze figure. Female figure wearing a skirt carrying a vase on her head, attached to/standing on a wooden platform.

Culture
Fon
Material
wood and brass metal
Made in
USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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