Lion

c. 1940s Overall: 36 x 53.4 x 17.8 cm (14 3/16 x 21 x 7 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.323.1

This lion, in the style of the Donvidé School founded by Aqueminon Donvidé in 1909, was created for the royal family at Abomey as well as for French colonial officials and foreign visitors. Rulers of the powerful Fon kingdom of Dahomey possesed objects that glorified their mil...

Sculpture

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