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Brass roosters are placed on ancestral altars commemorating the Queen Mothers of Benin. The rooster is in court circles considered a symbol for the senior wife of the Oba. 18th century.
Title: skulptur, tupp, fågel, figur, cock, bronze sculpture, bird
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Brass roosters are placed on ancestral altars commemorating the Queen Mothers of Benin.
The rooster is in court circles considered a symbol for the senior wife of the Oba.
18th century.
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