A great many African objects are embellished with abstract designs and sometimes with figurative carvings. In both cases this added ornamentation has more than merely decorative value: it is usually weighted with a very precise significance, its role being to give visual information about the owner's social standing and to add to his prestige. However, it may also be used in a ceremonial context and to evoke a myth familiar to
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