Shrine object (asen), iron; portable umbrella-like object with four supporting ribs; perforations at edge of disc top; four human ear-shaped pendants and one cylinder hanging from perforations; two abstract birds on top of disc; diameter of disc: 21.4 cm; height: ca. 39.0 cm.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection place:
Republic of Benin
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Republic of Benin; purchased in Cotonou; Fon
Culture or time period:
Fon
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection date:
1970
Materials:
Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Context of use:
Ugly by old and authentic piece; many in Porto Nov Museum.