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Edan

Scope note

Use for twinned brass images, one male, the other female, joined by a chain, usually around the neck. The edan serve as a main sculptural form of the Yoruba Ogboni secret society in Africa.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262977

Broader Terms used

<sculpture by form>

Term used for

edan oshugbo

Created

13yrs ago

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