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Two Copulating Fish
Wood, steel, paint, plastic, feathers. 1995
Lent by the Trustees of the British Museum
1996 AF 8.2

The Water People have the power to redirect fish and deplete the catch on which Kalabari people depend. In the Ekine masquerades the water spirits and humans alike are entertained in hopes that the spirits will be pleased and reward their human hosts with an abundance of fish.

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