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40. Figure: Janus (Bocio)
Fon, Republic of Benin
Wood, bone, wire, organic material; H. 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.)
19th–early 20th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Denise and Andrew Saul Philanthropic Fund Gift, 1984
1984.190

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