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The triangular patterns on the hat and torso of this figure refer symbolically to the protective scales of the pangolin, a small African mammal. Pangolins are associated with the ancestors in Chokwe society because they burrow into termite mounds, considered thresholds between the world of spirits and humans.
Minneapolis Institute of Art