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Did this chest belong to a member of the secret Leopard Society or a chieftain? We can't know for sure. Many objects in our collections lack information about their meaning, who used them and how. By studying how different symbols relate to each other and compare with other items, we can still speculate about what the pattern means. On this chest from the Bwende region is a four-footed animal and,...
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Did this chest belong to a member of the secret Leopard Society or a chieftain? We can't know for sure. Many objects in our collections lack information about their meaning, who used them and how. By studying how different symbols relate to each other and compare with other items, we can still speculate about what the pattern means. On this chest from the Bwende region is a four-footed animal and, in front of it, a triangular pattern familiar from other objects in our collections from the same region; on those objects this pattern is also found beside leopards. We also know from several objects in this exhibition, and the large photograph to the right, that the leopard is closely associated with chiefs in the region.
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