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49. Divination Portrait of King Gbehanzin as a Man-Shark (Bocio)
Sosa Adede (fl. ca. 1860–1900)
Fon, Republic of Benin
Wood, paint; H. 160 cm (63 in.)
19th century
Laboratoire d'Ethnologie, Musée de l'Homme, Paris
93.45.3

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