Français : Statue royale anthropo-zoomorphe, dite bochio, de style Fon. Provenance : Abomey, royaume du
Danhomé (aujourd'hui Bénin). Cette statue représenterait
Béhanzin, dernier roi du Dahomey (à présent Bénin). Ses armoiries comportaient un requin. Pour signifier son intention de faire la guerre aux Français dont la flotte traversait quotidiennement la barre en rade de Cotonou, Béhanzin se compara au requin : « le requin audacieux a troublé la barre » ("gbo ouele fandan agbedui brou".)
English: Half-man, half-fish statue (called bochio), Fon style. Provenance : Abomey, ancient kingdom of
Dahomey. This statue would represent
Béhanzin, the last king of Dahomey (now Benin). His coat of arms featured a shark. To announce his intention to fight the French fleet which was stationing at Cotonou and crossed the sandbar every day, Béhanzin compared himself to the shark: “the daring shark has troubled the sandbar” ("gbo ouele fandan agbedui brou").
Date
between 1889 and 1893
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1893-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Français : Dans les collections permanentes du musée ; a été également présenté lors de l'exposition La Fabrique des images au musée du quai Branly (16 février 2010 - 17 juillet 2011).
English: In the permanent collections of the museum; was also presented during the exhibition La Fabrique des images (The Making of images) - Musée du quai Branly, Paris (February 16, 2010 - July 17, 2011).
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