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Sowo

African religion
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  • Gun, the Fon god of iron and war, iron; in the Musée de l'Homme, Paris. Height 165 cm.
    African religions
    / Ritual and religious specialists

    …sacred mask of the spirit Sowo is an iconographic depiction of the association of women and water spirits and attests to the creative power of both. (Masks are an important part of ritual in many African religions; they often represent ancestors, culture heroes, gods, and cosmic dynamics or the cosmic…

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    …sacred mask of the spirit Sowo is an iconographic depiction of the association of women and water spirits and attests to the creative power of both. (Masks are an important part of ritual in many African religions; they often represent ancestors, culture heroes, gods, and cosmic dynamics or the cosmic…

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