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Small Asen
Small Asen
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Small Asen
Object
Small Asen
Ethnic group
Fon
Origin
Benin
Material
Iron
Size
41 cm
Description
Asen are made to pay tribute to the ancestors. compliment to the ancestors. Metal hopper with a cap embedded in different metal tools as grater, hook, putty knife, etc. The hopper is installed on a metal thorn which can be sticked into the ground directly.
Strong traces of corrision.
Asen are created for honouring late ancestors.
They are put up around the family' s altar and can have different sizes, depending on the wealth of the ancestor. Sometimes they are even decorated with personal things of the deceased person.
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Catalogue No.:  03-20
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