Rooster Figure, 18th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, Overall: 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm), Metal-Sculpture, Brass roosters are placed on ancestral altars commemorating the queen mothers of Benin. They stand for fowl and other animals that are sacrificed during rituals honoring royal ancestors. These explicitly male creatures acknowledge that the queen mother is different from other women and shares many powers and privileges with men
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