Ibeji statuette with sticker


Ibeji statuette with sticker telling : " Brought from Dahomey by Captain Arthur Garnach February 1894 - The shells are cauwris used as money (?) the statuette represents wealth and abundance (Commandant Sergent)"


Size: 3166px × 4146px
Location: Marseille
Photo credit: © sunugal / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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