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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 2691791, member: 301"]Members of the Poro society, a “secret men’s society,” wear it during the funeral ceremonies of their deceased members to honor them as well as well as ward off evil spirits....</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not a design meant for a cup....or bowl..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/masks/firespitter/learn-more-firespitter/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/masks/firespitter/learn-more-firespitter/" rel="nofollow">https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/masks/firespitter/learn-more-firespitter/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 2691791, member: 301"]Members of the Poro society, a “secret men’s society,” wear it during the funeral ceremonies of their deceased members to honor them as well as well as ward off evil spirits.... It's not a design meant for a cup....or bowl.. [URL]https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/masks/firespitter/learn-more-firespitter/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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