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*GOTH GHOUL SUMMER* - Fencenet Footless Tights

With bare legs and sandals these fence net leggings will add just a wisp of delightful daring to your outfit, or try pairing them over tights for another layer of intrigue.

Sizing
Stretch: 42" at waist, 19" at cuff

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Semi-circular Openwork Plaque, Benin, Africa,

In a culture without written records, these plaques hung on the walls of interior courtyards of the royal palace and served to recount important events in the history of the kingdom. 

This work depicts a king with a human torso but with legs formed by mudfish; he needs the help of his two attendants to stand. 

According to Benin tradition, ailing kings who were thought to have lost their power were put to death. After one legendary oba’s legs became paralyzed, he claimed his legs had been miraculously transformed into mudfish to avoid execution. 

According to tradition, the mudfish was a symbol of Benin kings because both were capable of crossing into different environments. The African mudfish can move across both land and water; similarly, kings were believed to move across both earthly and spiritual realms. 

For the same reason, frogs and crocodiles also symbolize kings. The oba’s ability to accomplish great things is symbolized here by the elephant trunk ending in a human hand.

Between 1500 and 1897,

Bronze,

Overall: 15 ¾ × 14 7/8 × 2 inches (40 × 37.8 × 5.1 cm)
Including base (mount): 15 ¾ × 14 7/8 × 4 inches (40 × 37.8 × 10.2 cm)

Courtesy of Detroit Institute of Arts

Vase with Open Work, Blossoming Cherry, Carp, and Stream. Japan, early 20th century. Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with underglaze blue and iron