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Ceremonial ring.

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african (west) applied arts traditional yoruba

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YORUBA Anonymous: Depicts sacrificial victims with an Oshugbo personage of high status. The vulture was a messenger to the gods. Its presence indicates the sacrifice was acceptable to the gods.

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